introduction from nuala haughey, ti ireland
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Welcome Consultation Public Meeting II
August 8 2013, Wood Quay Venue, Dublin @ogpconsultirl #ogpIRL
Some Basics
What is it? An international, multi-stakeholder initiative What does it do? Countries develop Action Plans through consultation with civil society/citizensWhat is an Action Plan? Concrete commitments around transparency, participation, accountability & technology. When did Ireland sign up? In May 2013 Ireland committed to joining OGP
First public meeting
Four Working GroupsBarriers/Solutions
- Accountability
- Citizen Participation
- Technology & Innovation
- Transparency
OGP Consultation
Input from Four Working Groups – On/Offline
Input from Public – Submissions & Online
Report to DPER
• proposals for concrete commitments for AP
• rationale and proposed prioritisation
• views on how to enhance stakeholder participation in OGP in the future
Finalising Draft Action Plan
How does this work in practice?
• Public service and civil society discussions on their respective proposals.
• Feedback crucial
• Civil Society must be organised – how?
Agenda
• 12:15-13:00 Civil Society and OGP: Lessons Learned
• 13:00-13:30 Working Group Updates
• 13:30-14:00 Coffee & sandwiches
• 14:00-15:30 Working Group Discussions – Towards OGP Action Plan CommitmentsFour parallel working group sessions
Agenda continued
15.30-15:45 Convenience Break
15:45-17:00 Plenary Presentation: Decision Making Peter Emerson, the de Borda Institute Working Group Feedback & Wrap Up Moderated audience discussion exploring
cross-cutting themes, future OGP engagement and next steps.