Open Government Partnership: A chance to have your say
• Meeting to comment on New Zealand’s Action Plan
• 14 September 2015, noon
• Victoria University Law School, Moot room, 3rd Floor, Old Government Buildings, 15 Lambton Quay, Wellington
As you might know, the New Zealand government has signed up to the Open Government Partnership, a forum of countries
working to promote government that is open, accountable and responsive to citizens.
Last year, the New Zealand government issued its first OGP Action Plan for 2014-2016. It sets out commitments by the NZ
government aimed at improving our systems of integrity, transparency, participation and accountability over the ensuing
two years.
Wellington barrister and law lecturer Steven Price is the New Zealand researcher for the IRM, the agency responsible for
assessing New Zealand’s performance under the OGP. He is convening a meeting at lunchtime on 14 September 2015 to
provide an opportunity for those interested in the OGP to comment on New Zealand’s Action Plan. Do you support it? Could
it be improved? Has there been proper consultation? Has the plan been put into action in the past year? What has been
achieved? Is it making a difference? Might it be done better next time? How?
You can find links to NZ’s Action plan and relevant documents here: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/law/centres/nzcpl/projects/open-government-partnership
The State Services Commission’s site on the OGP is here: https://www.ssc.govt.nz/open-government-partnership
The international OGP site is here: http://www.opengovpartnership.org/
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