by jmsthornton | Apr 10, 2016 | Corruption, Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
The Open Government Partnership, an international effort to secure commitments from governments worldwide ” to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption and harness new technologies to strengthen governance” was signed up to by the Turnbull...
by jmsthornton | Dec 20, 2015 | Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Public Trust
Feedback has been sought by the Government in the first stage of the preparation of Australia’s first Open Government Partnership National Action Plan. The Accountability Round Table’s submission to the Australian Government on the Open Government Partnership...
by jmsthornton | Dec 15, 2015 | Fitzgerald Principles, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Public Trust, Reforms, Trust in Government
Reforming the Policy Processes of our Democracies [1] “Principles to guide policy reform – can Plato show the way?” Paper presented by Hon Tim Smith QC, at Melbourne University School of Government Conference , “ Democracy in transition”, 7 December 2015 The...
by jmsthornton | Dec 14, 2015 | Federal Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
Finally you have an opportunity for input into making the Australian Government more open and accountable now that the government has signed on to the international Open Government Partnership agreement. You can show your interest by participating in the rounds of...
by jmsthornton | Dec 14, 2015 | Federal Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
Network of civic citizens to engage on open government A national coalition of organisations and individuals is gearing up to respond to the Federal Government’s invitation to engage on issues concerning how to make government work better, focusing on transparency,...
by jmsthornton | Nov 24, 2015 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Governance, Lobbying, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Reforms
After a change of Prime Minister and a good deal of pressure from ART and other accountability-promoting organisations, on 17th of November, the Turnbull Government has finally agreed to join the Open Government Partnership. The Open Government Partnership exists to...