[LINK] The Open Government Partnership

Janet Hawtin janet at hawtin.net.au
Tue Jan 21 11:21:43 AEDT 2014


On 20 January 2014 22:03, <stephen at melbpc.org.au> wrote:

> Janet writes,
>
> >>> http://www.opengovpartnership.org
> >>>
> >>> One must deplore Australia's achievements in embracing open government.
>
> >>We have the tools. True open governance is a two-way process. Trust folk
> >>to be involved in what Australia does. Do not hide behind a 13th century
> >>governing structure, with people sitting in the rain collecting petition
> >>signatures in main street, for our government which will never read them
>
> Any and all kinds of open government interactions. For example here below
> is the FIRST Mission Statement for an Open Government Partnership and for
> which Australia has signed on for, and, plans to fully join in April 2014.
>
> <http://www.opengovpartnership.org/about/mission-and-goals>
>
> Mission And Goals: (Quote)
>
> "The Open Government Partnership’s vision is that more governments become
> sustainably more transparent, more accountable, and more responsive to
> their own citizens, with the ultimate goal of improving the quality of
> governance, as well as the quality of services that citizens receive.
>
> This will require a shift in norms and culture to ensure genuine dialogue
> and collaboration between governments and civil society.
>
> OGP aspires to support both government and civil society reformers by
> elevating open government to the highest levels of political discourse.."
> (End quote)
>
> If government departments are sponsored by and cannot act against private
profits
then we do have dialogue with government if we buy products. =)
Perhaps it would mean that companies might take more 'interest'
in longer term social and environmental priorities =)



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