Mexico and UK commit to work together on open government

To mark the occasion of the State Visit of President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico to the UK, the UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and Mexican Foreign Minister José Antonio Meade Kuribreña met for discussions on open government among other issues. During their meeting, the ministers signed a Joint Declaration in which the Open Government Partnership was featured prominently and from which an extract is below: 

The UK and Mexico are both founding members of the Open Government PartnershipThe Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on improving government transparency, ensuring opportunities for citizen participation in public matters, and strengthen... More (OGP). The UK continues to work together with Mexico as Chair of the OGP, including on preparation for the Global Summit to be held in Mexico in October 2015. We will continue to use open government as a catalyst for inclusive development and will ensure that our own governments are open and accountable by implementing our current OGP National Action Plans and renewing our commitments later this year. In this regard, we will open and protect space for dialogue with civil society and give priority to tackling corruption pursuant to our commitments in the G20 and UN Convention Against Corruption. We believe these principles are fundamental to all types of government reform and we will continue to promote the OGP internationally and domestically, with the open government declarationThe Open Government Declaration is the declaration of commitment to upholding the principles of open and transparent government, approved by the founding countries of OGP in 2011. Countries are requir... at its heart, as a strong way to address these challenges at all levels of government. Mexico will develop a strategy to deepen the tools and benefits of open government at the local and at the national level, in order to have a wider reach.  We will work together on a knowledge transfer project between the UK’s Behavioural Insights team and the Government of Mexico on these issues. Both countries commit to include the promotion of open dataBy opening up data and making it sharable and reusable, governments can enable informed debate, better decision making, and the development of innovative new services. Technical specifications: Polici... as a resource to support governance and innovation objectives in other international fora. 

Full Declaration (Word document):

Joint Declaration By Secretary Of State For Foreign And Commonwealth Affairs Of The United Kingdom And Northern Ireland, The Rt. Hon. Philip Hammond Mp And Minister For Foreign Affairs Of The United Mexican States, Dr José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, On The Occasion Of The State Visit To The United Kingdom Of The President Of The United Mexican States, His Excellency Mr Enrique Peña Nieto.