by jmsthornton | Nov 18, 2016 | Federal Government, News, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
OGP – NATIONAL ACTION PLAN – RECOGNISING THE ROLE OF THE OAIC This first submission from Accountability Round Table suggesting changes to the Open Government Partnership Draft National Action Plan addresses the role, overlooked in the National Action Plan,...
by jmsthornton | Nov 18, 2016 | News, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Reforms, Submissions
OGP NATIONAL ACTION PLAN. EXPLAINER. The Open Government Partnership is a multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen...
by jmsthornton | Sep 7, 2016 | National Integrity Commission, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Political Funding, Public Trust, Submissions
Submission from the Accountability Round Table to the Interim Working Group Posted on September 5, 2016 by ogpteam This is a full reproduction of a submission received from the Accountability Round Table on 4 September 2016. On Saturday, the AGM of the Accountability...
by jmsthornton | Apr 15, 2016 | Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
The Hon Malcolm Turnbull, MP Prime Minister Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 06/04/2016 Dear Prime Minister I Chair the Accountability Round Table . I refer to our previous correspondence of 10 October 2015 concerning the Open Government Partnership. May...
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 | 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...