Steering Committee

Dear friends,   I am delighted to introduce two new civil society members who will be joining us on the OGP Steering Committee: Danny Sriskandarajah and Delia Ferreira Rubio.  Danny and Delia will formally join the OGP family with the…

Newly Elected OGP Steering Committee Members to Start Three-Year Mandates on October 1, 2018FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWASHINGTON, D.C. - April 3, 2018  The governments of Argentina, France, Nigeria, and Romania have been elected to lead Open Government Partnership (OGP), a global…

When the Open Government Partnership (OGP) was founded in 2011, the OGP Support Unit and Independent Reporting Mechanism had a skeleton staff and a huge mandate. This has now expanded beyond all expectations, with the team playing a vital role…

October 18, 2017 - Mexico City, Mexico - On October 19-20, 2017, members of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee and of the Support Unit will travel to Mexico City as part of an information gathering process following the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - October 11, 2017 - The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is pleased to announce that the Honourable Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, will represent the Government of Canada, alongside Nathaniel Heller, Executive Vice President…

If you missed the webinar, you can access the recording here.   Thursday, September 14th 2017 8:00-9:00 am Eastern Standard Time (Click here to check the corresponding time for your time zone). Click here for information on how to join. As…

(Click here to check the corresponding time for your timezone). Click here for information on how to join As a continuation of the OGP Dialogue series initiated last year with members of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee, we…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 27th, 2017 - The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is proud to welcome Giorgi Kldiashvili, a founding member and director of Georgia’s Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), as one of two new civil society…

***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 21, 2017 - Governments from around the world have submitted applications to help lead the global movement for open governance as Open Government Partnership (OGP) Steering Committee members. OGP is a positive global movement for openness and…

The Open Government Partnership webinars to meet with the candidates shortlisted for the two civil society seats on the OGP Steering Committee are now over.  You can watch the recorded April 18 event here. The Selection Committee selected 9 finalists from a long…