The OGP Gazette is a monthly update of technical information provided by the OGP Support Unit and IRM. It is intended to help OGP stakeholders stay up to date on official decisions and the technical aspects of National Action Plans and reporting.
Calendar
Participant calendars: What are you working on right now?
OGP countries and OGP Local participants are organized in two large groups according to the year - even or odd - in which they present their two-year Action Plan (AP). This division is important because it determines when countries and OGP Local participants are due to co-create Action Plan and Self-Assessment reports, and when they will receive their IRM reports. The list of participants in each of the groups varies, as new entities join and others experience delays. For 2018, the list is as follows:
Even
Albania
Armenia
Austin
Australia
Basque Country*
Bojonegoro
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Bulgaria
Cabo Verde
Canada
Chile
Cote d’Ivoire
Croatia
Czech Republic
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Elgeyo-Marakwet County
Estonia
France
Georgia
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Iași*
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Jalisco
Jamaica
Jordan
Kaduna State*
Kenya
Kigoma
Kyrgyzstan
La Libertad
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Madrid
Malawi
Malta
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro**
Morocco*
Nariño*
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Ontario
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Paris
Portugal*
Romania
São Paulo
Scotland
Sekondi-Takoradi
Seoul
Serbia
Sierra Leone
South Africa
South Cotabato*
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Tbilisi
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Odd
Afghanistan
Argentina
Azerbaijan Republic**
Burkina Faso
Colombia
Costa Rica
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Ghana
Israel
Latvia
Liberia
Mexico
Nigeria
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Slovak Republic
Spain
*New members **Currently in inactive status
This section presents the activities that countries - in each group - are doing according to their calendars.
Odd year countries and OGP Local participants (action plans beginning in an odd year):
Have started to implement their 2017-2019 National Action Plans.
Even year countries and OGP Local participants (action plans beginning in September of an odd year):
Will finalize the implementation of their 2016-2018 National Action Plans and will soon start the co-creation of their 2018-2020 Action Plans.
The IRM Data Dashboard is a reference for frequently asked questions about general IRM data, such as the number of OGP action plans, total number of commitments, or number and percentage of starred commitments. The dashboard reflects data provided in the IRM-Support Unit Commitments Database and is updated as the database is updated.
Data on progress reports for 2016-2018 action plans
Data on end of term reports for 2015-2017 action plans
This data can be found in the “non-IRM assessed commitments” tab of the database. While these action plans have been tagged for OGP Thematic Tags, their inclusion will not change IRM assessed variables (i.e. specificity, OGP value relevance, potential impact, completion, starred commitments).
Job Announcements & Opportunities
Support Unit positions
OGP Country and Partnerships Consultant for Africa and the Middle East
OGP is seeking a Program Associate for the Local Program. (S)he will help advance the progress of local government and civil society partners in the Open Government Partnership and support the cross-fertilization of the local, national and global OGP work. Please see here for more details.
IRM positions
IRM National Researchers The following national IRM Researcher positions are open (see here):
Germany
Indonesia
Nigeria
The following local IRM Researcher positions are open (see here)
The agenda for the Global Summit was co-created with the community through an open call for proposals, which were then evaluated by an editorial committee. The editorial committee consisted of representatives from the OGP Support Unit, the Government of Georgia, civil society organizations, and international partners. We received over five hundred proposals in less than a month covering the three main tracks - anti-corruption, civic engagement, public service delivery, and an open track showcasing other cross-cutting and emerging issues. A more detailed agenda with assigned times and rooms will be released in mid-June. Further details about the editorial process and next steps are available here.
This summit agenda anchors a week of other key moments - a civil society day (co-hosted by civil society colleagues based in Georgia), an OGP government points of contact day, a parliament day (co-hosted by the Parliament of Georgia), a workshop for OGP Local Pioneers, and several side events hosted by our partners. The OGP Summit goes well beyond just this day and half of sessions- it is a week-long celebration of and critical reflection on open government
We look forward to seeing you in Tbilisi - and watch this space for more information!
Open Government Outreach Tools
OGP Webinars
During Open Gov Week, OGP facilitated a series of webinars around key thematic priorities including natural resources, open data, anti-corruption, and inclusion of marginalized communities. These webinars were co-hosted by an array of partner organizations including, IDRC, OD4D, Transparency International, Open Contracting Partnership, EITI, NRGI, representatives from the City of Austin, and others. You can access the webinars here.
Let's Get Co-Creating!
Over 70 OGP participants are co-creating new action plans to be delivered to the OGP Support Unit by August 31, 2018.What can you do to get involved? Members of the OGP Support Unit have provided a list of resources and materials, plus relevant contact information, to help representatives from both government and civil society make the most of this co-creation period - read the blog here (also available in French and Spanish).
Stay abreast of OGP action plan consultation opportunities using the Co-Creation Tracker, available here. Regularly updated, it provides the latest information about past and upcoming co-creation events within OGP countries currently developing an action plan.
Publications
The OGP Support Unit finalized the update of the 2017 OGP eligibility scores based on the latest available data on four key metrics of open government and the “Values Check” assessment. The database reflecting all of the scores, and historical data, can be found here. To learn more about the eligibility update process and scoring, please visit the OGP Eligibility Webpage.
2017 was a year of unprecedented global challenges—but also a year that underscored the need for organizations like OGP to step forward and address these challenges and realize its imperative to serve as a positive global movement for deepening democracy and openness. Take a look at our Year in Review 2017 report to learn more, available here.
Co-creation is at the heart of Open Government Partnership. By bringing citizens into the design, implementation and monitoring of decision-making and public policies, our Partnership has provided a lot of learnings on how to create opportunities for dialogue and participation since 2011. OGP's Participation and Co-creation Toolkit captures a multitude of these good practices and presents them to encourage further adoption and innovation and help government reformers and civil society partners alike in improving the quality and output of co-creation processes across OGP.
Civic space is important, not only for professional civil society organizations to function, but as a critical space for dialogue, innovation, and cross-sector collaboration to work on the most pressing challenges in a country. During Open Gov Week 2018, OGP launched a new civic space series, anchored by the OGP paper The Right Tools for the Right Job: How OGP can help win the fight for civic space., laying out some key touch points related to OGP and civic space.
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