OGP High-Level Event at the UN (2014)
On September 24th, 2014 there was an Open Government Partnership High-Level Event hosted by the OGP Co-Chairs* on behalf of the OGP Steering Committee. The event was held in the United Nations Building in New York and centered around the theme of Citizen Action, Responsive Government.
Featuring:
- Presentation of the 2014 Open Government Awards honoring citizen engagement initiatives from around the world
- Showcasing of flagship civic participation commitments from OGP participating countries
- Welcome to new OGP Steering Committee members
- Vision for 2015 from the incoming OGP Co-Chairs
* = OGP Co-Chairs: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico, Rakesh Rajani and Suneeta Kaimal
Video Highlights:
Speech by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (OGP Lead Chair)
Speech by Rakesh Rajani of Twaweza (OGP Lead Civil Society Chair)
Heads of State/ Government in Attendance:
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia (OGP Co-Chair)
President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania
President Ivo Josipović of Croatia
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili of Georgia
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa (incoming OGP Co-Chair) .
President Filip Vujanović of Montenegro
Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt of Denmark
President Barack Obama of the United States (founding OGP Co-Chair)
President François Hollande of France
President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico (OGP Co-Chair)