U.S. hosted Open Gov Partnership meeting
- The State Department held the first major Open Government Partnership meeting Tuesday.
- OGP is an international project focused on getting solid commitments from various governments to promote transparency and fight corruption, among other things.
- The program could help advance the Obama administration’s plans to use technology to develop better governing methods and strengthen democracy and human rights efforts worldwide, according to the State Department’s website.
- Topics at the Tuesday meeting included breakout sessions on encouraging civic participation and promoting transparency efforts. Also covered was technology that could be helpful open government tools for governments.
- Scan the meeting agenda and OGP brochure for more details.
- Put this one in the “win” category for international cooperation on some of the most important issues in government: being open with citizens about federal information and welcoming their participation.
Go to the SPJ article to get more details about this new government-citizen openness initiative.
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