Gearing up for an eventful OGP summer (or winter if you’re in the Southern hemisphere)
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We are gearing up for a busy summer with two important regional meetings. The Africa regional meeting will be held in Cape Town, South Africa on 4 – 6 May, 2016 and the Americas regional meeting will be held in Montevideo, Uruguay on 31 May – 2 June, 2016.
OGP’s race-to-the-top is anchored by events that bring together government and civil society leaders to showcase open government approaches to tackling important public policy challenges that positively impact citizens. The events are designed to capture the spirit of energyEnsuring universal access to sustainable, dependable, and affordable energy is critical to every aspect of prosperity. Increasing public oversight and transparency in the energy sector can help to ens... More and innovation of the open government movement.
Over the course of a few days (and countless cups of coffee), participants will have the opportunity to learn from and inspire each other by sharing ideas and experiences on what works and what doesn’t when opening government and highlighting innovative approaches from across the region. This is also an important moment to check in with government and civil society colleagues in the region on the progress of new action plans and share last-minute ideas for inclusionOGP participating governments are working to create governments that truly serve all people. Commitments in this area may address persons with disabilities, women and girls, lesbian, gay, bisexual, tr... More before plans are finalized in June 2016.
In South Africa, the theme of the meeting is “Open Government for Sustainable Development in Africa”. Building on the Joint Declaration on Open Government for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and following the OGP Global Summit in Mexico last year, this meeting will explore how African countries can use open government tools to implement the Sustainable Development GoalsOGP countries are experimenting with open government innovations to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 16+ which includes peaceful, just and inclusive societies....
OGP events would not be as vibrant without your participation so make sure you register by 31 March for the Africa meeting. As members of an ever-growing community of open government advocates and experts, you have a lot to contribute by way of ideas and energy. That is why we want you to shape the agenda for the upcoming meetings by submitting proposals for sessions that can enhance the conversation on open government in the region. We look forward to your contributions.
Similarly, in the spirit of cooperation and participation, the Americas Regional Meeting in Uruguay calls on event participants to make contributions to the development of a thematic agenda that reflects the interests and priorities of the regional Open Government community. The meeting will build on Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals discussions from the Global Summit in Mexico by focusing on how open government can contribute to their promotion in the region from the particular perspective of human development.
We are looking to create a more dynamic and collaborative agenda by experimenting with sessions that are more participatory and characterized by exchanges among the participants, as well as having workshops in which the attendees’ capacity can be strengthened in different issue areas which contribute to the development of national action plans. We invite anyone interested in participating to register by Thursday, March 31st.
We will post meeting details including the event agenda and logistics as soon as we have it confirmed. Stay tuned for further updates.