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    2013 was a big year for open data. G8 leaders signed the Open Data Charter and the UK Government made a series 21 commitments in a National Action Plan for open government. It pledged to release more local open data, manage digital records better and develop a new anti-corruption strategy, among other initiatives to help it transition to ‘open by default’. How far have they been met, two years on? Politics expert Ben Worthy will reflect on findings from his new independent report on the action plan, followed by comments from Involve and the Cabinet Office. Ben Worthy is a lecturer in politics at Birkbeck College, University of London where he teaches Contemporary British Politics and Digital Politics. He has written extensively on issues around transparency, freedom of information and open data, looking particularly at the impact of the UK Government’s Transparency Agenda.

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    2013 was a big year for open data. G8 leaders signed the Open Data Charter and the UK Government made a series 21 commitments in a National Action Plan for open government. It pledged to release more local open data, manage digital records better and develop a new anti-corruption strategy, among other initiatives to help it transition to ‘open by default’. How far have they been met, two years on? Politics expert Ben Worthy will reflect on findings from his new independent report on the action plan, followed by comments from Involve and the Cabinet Office. Ben Worthy is a lecturer in politics at Birkbeck College, University of London where he teaches Contemporary British Politics and Digital Politics. He has written extensively on issues around transparency, freedom of information and open data, looking particularly at the impact of the UK Government’s Transparency Agenda.

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    2013 was a big year for open data. G8 leaders signed the Open Data Charter and the UK Government made a series 21 commitments in a National Action Plan for open government. It pledged to release more local open data, manage digital records better and develop a new anti-corruption strategy, among other initiatives to help it transition to ‘open by default’. How far have they been met, two years on? Politics expert Ben Worthy will reflect on findings from his new independent report on the action plan, followed by comments from Involve and the Cabinet Office. Ben Worthy is a lecturer in politics at Birkbeck College, University of London where he teaches Contemporary British Politics and Digital Politics. He has written extensively on issues around transparency, freedom of information and open data, looking particularly at the impact of the UK Government’s Transparency Agenda.

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    The Open Government

    Partnership: How Far Have


    We Come?

    Ben Worthy
    OGP IRM

    Open Government Partnership

    UK Second National Action Plan


    2013-2015
    Examined
    commitments made in
    second NAP
    Created in cooperation with civil
    society groups
    UK government
    updates and selfassessment
    Series of interviews
    and desk research

    What Went Well: Eye Catching Policy?

    Beneficial Ownership-public register of who owns


    what company or exercises a controlling interest (PSC)
    Extractives Transparency [EITI]-opening up of
    details and payments on oil and gas e.g. payments
    and licenses
    Aid Transparency-data on who is giving what
    including a development tracker
    Anti-Corruption Strategy cross government anticorruption policy

    What Went Well: Local Data

    What Went Well: Backroom Work

    Building Blocks e.g. TNA working turning


    UK legislation into open data, work on
    digital records and DRI
    Infrastructure e.g. the National
    Information Infrastructure-creating an
    iterative framework for publishing datasets.

    What Went Not so Well: opening


    up policy making
    Very strong interest
    in this area
    Fewer cases than
    wanted-meant to do
    5 but only 3 with one
    more added
    Blocked by resources
    and politics

    What Went Not so Well:


    Accountability and Participation
    Less progress on general
    OGP aim of participation
    or accountability
    Attempts to encourage
    were interesting but
    difficult
    Need to link data to tools
    Age of open data and
    technology requires
    greater engagement

    Whats Missing?
    Lobbying and
    Surveillance
    UK
    Open Government ne
    twork forum
    generated a number
    of new ideas e.g.
    private companies
    working for public
    bodies

    Whos Missing?
    Need to broaden out
    to include
    Scotland
    Wales
    Northern Ireland
    Local government

    Whats It All About?


    Need for evidence on
    impact
    How do they fit together?
    What is the visions of
    state and society, politics
    and government
    underneath it e.g. for 20
    years down the line?
    Who benefits or loses?

    Thank You
    OGP Links
    See the full report here
    Open Government Civil
    Society Network
    http://www.opengovernment
    .org.uk
    /
    OGP UK http://
    www.opengovpartnership.or
    g/country/united-kingdom
    Email b.worthy@bbk.ac.uk

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