Introduction to Open Government Partnership May 2017 | Kyiv, Ukraine
US$9,500,000,000,000 ~15% global GDP
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OGP: Background International multi-stakeholder platform Making governments more open, accountable, and responsive to citizens Bringing citizens to the heart of policy making Governed by civil society and government stakeholders jointly 4
OGP: Unique model - proven to work A New Approach to Multilateralism • Equal partnership between govt. & civil society • Self-assessments | Independent Reporting • Peer learning and exchange Action Oriented • Governments and civil society co-create action plans • Secure concrete commitments Flexible but Ambitious • Countries have different starting points • Work with diverse group not just top performers 5
How OGP works
How does it work for Civil Society? OGP Civil Society Survey 2015 7
Critical component of any open government efforts
Benefits of ‘OGP way’ procurement • Save governments money and time • Improve service delivery to citizens • Level playing field for business, more SMEs • Unlock innovation • Deter fraud and corruption = More trusted government = Improved quality of life 9
In 2016, how many governments globally have committed to open contracting through OGP? 10
ProZorro 1 st place at OGP’s Open Gov Awards (Paris, 2016) 11
Nigeria: citizen feedback + monitoring 12
Global peer network for raising collective ambition & implementing international commitments 13
paul.maassen@opengovpartnership.org Open Government Partnership @OpenGovPart / @maassenpaul www.opengovpartnership.org
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