Civil Society Candidates for the Steering Committee 2021
Following an open nomination process and a public comment period, the OGP Support Unit announced the shortlist of Civil Society Candidates for the 2021 OGP Steering Committee on April 26, 2021.
We hosted a series of webinars the week of May 10, allowing the community and the candidates to get to know each other, share priorities and discuss initial ideas for the Steering Committee.
Shortlist
(published April 26, 2021)
Following an open nomination process and a public comment period, the OGP Steering Committee Selection Committee has developed a shortlist of Civil Society Candidates for the 2021 OGP Steering Committee. Each shortlisted candidate received full eligibility marks by the Selection Committee based on submitted paperwork, linked below.
| First name | Last name | Organization | Based In | Application Documents | Shortlisted? | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anabel | Cruz | Instituto de Comunicacion y Desarrollo (ICD); Rendir Cuentas | Uruguay | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes | 37 |
| Antonella | Valmorbida | European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA) | Belgium; France | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes | 30-35 |
| Doug | Rutzen | International Center for Not-for-Profit Law | USA | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes | 40 |
| Geo-Sung | Kim | Transparency International | Korea | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes | Candidacy withdrawn |
| Hilda | Ajeilat | Jordan Transparency Center | Jordan | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes | 30-35 |
| Luben | Panov | European Center for Not-for-Profit Law Stichting (ECNL) | Bulgaria | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes | 35 |
| Lucy | McTernan | Open Government Network Scotland; Open Government Network UK | Scotland | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes | 35 |
| Natalia | Carfi | Open Data Charter | Argentina | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes | 30-35 |
| Oluseun | Onigbinde | BudgIT | Nigeria | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes | 30-35 |
| Paulina | Ibarra | Fundación Multitudes; Civil Society Pillar of the Community of Democracies | Chile | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes | 30-35 |
| Rob | Davidson | Information and Communications Technology Council | Canada | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes | 30-35 |
| Shushan | Doydoyan | Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) | Armenia | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes | 30-35 |
| Tarik | Nesh-Nash | Impact For Development | Morocco | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes | 30-35 |
Longlist
(published April 12, 2021)
An open nomination process produced a longlist of candidates, published April 12, 2021.
A form for public comments was available until April 16, 2021. Only comments received through the form will be taken into account during the selection process. All non-attributed comments received can be found here.
For more information on the rotation process, please visit this page.
| First name | Last name | Organization | Based In | Application Documents | Shortlisted? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anabel | Cruz | Instituto de Comunicacion y Desarrollo (ICD); Rendir Cuentas | Uruguay | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Ani | Harutyunyan | Armavir Development Centre | Armenia | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Antonella | Valmorbida | European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA) | Belgium; France | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Balqiaz khan | Marwat | Rural Infrastructure and Human Resource Development Organization (RIHRDO) | Pakistan | Nomination Form | No |
| Basheerhamad | Shadrach | Voice to the Voiceless Trust | India | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Doug | Rutzen | International Center for Not-for-Profit Law | USA | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Ebeh | Kodjo Fabrice | Alliance Nationale des Consommateurs et de l’environnement (ANCE-TOGO); National contact-Transparency International | Togo | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Geo-Sung | Kim | Transparency International | Korea | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes (Candidacy was withdrawn) |
| Hamzat | Lawal | Connected Development (CODE); Follow The Money | Nigeria | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Hilda | Ajeilat | Jordan Transparency Center | Jordan | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Juan Pablo | Marin Diaz | Datasketch | Colombia | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Kabengele Guy | Dibwe | Brain Sluice Africa Child’s | Republic Democratic of the Congo | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Karina | Carvalho | TI Portugal | Portugal | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Kateryna | Tsybenko | Transparency International Ukraine | London; Ukraine | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Luben | Panov | European Center for Not-for-Profit Law Stichting (ECNL) | Bulgaria | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Lubna Sayed | Qadri | PVBLIC Foundation | India | ||
| Lucy | McTernan | Open Government Network Scotland; Open Government Network UK | Scotland | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Maria Olivia | Lucas | Unang Hakbang Foundation Inc. | Philippines | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Mathilde | Bouyé | Démocratie Ouverte | France | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Md. Moniruzzaman | Aid Organization | Bangladesh | Nomination Form | No | |
| Melrose | Lunn | Aklan Baghay, Inc. | Philippines | Nomination Form | No |
| Michael | Oke | Michael Adedotun Oke Foundation | Nigeria | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Mohammad Zakir | Stanikzai | War Child UK | Afghanistan | Nomination Form | No |
| Nasrulla | Nurullayev | Care for the elderly intelectuals | Azerbaijan | Nomination Form | No |
| Natalia | Carfi | Open Data Charter | Argentina | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Oluseun | Onigbinde | BudgIT | Nigeria | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Paulina | Ibarra | Fundación Multitudes; Civil Society Pillar of the Community of Democracies | Chile | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Rob | Davidson | Information and Communications Technology Council | Canada | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Sadig | Hasanov | To Healthy Life | Azerbaijan | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Shahla | Ismayil | Women’s Association for Rational Development (WARD) | Azerbaijan | Nomination Form | Sample | No |
| Shushan | Doydoyan | Freedom of Information Center of Armenia (FOICA) | Armenia | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
| Tarik | Nesh-Nash | Impact For Development | Morocco | Nomination Form | Sample | Yes |
Learn more about the 2021 Civil Society Steering Committee Selection here.