The Deputy Minister for Public Service and Administration and Lead Chairperson of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), Ms Ayanda Dlodlo, chaired the OGP Steering Committee meeting today at the Century City Conference Centre in Cape Town.
The meeting took place as part of the build up to the Open Government Partnership Africa Regional Meeting taking place on 5 to 6 May 2016. Represented at the Steering Committee were Ministers from France, UK, Georgia and Croatia as well as senior government representatives from Chile, Indonesia, Mexico and Romania.
Today’s meeting focused on the status of the Partnership, and allowed for an introspection and reflection on the next five years as well as a consideration of the Support Unit sub-committees on Governance and Leadership, Peer Learning and Support and Criteria and Standards reports.
The Minister for Public Service and Administration, Advocate Ngoako Ramatlhodi will deliver the key note address at the opening of the 2016 OGP Africa Regional Conference tomorrow. The main focus of the Conference is to explore ways in which the OGP can support the implementation of Africa’s Agenda for Sustainable Development.
On 6 May 2016, South Africa will officially launch its third OGP National Action Plan on the sidelines of the Africa Regional Meeting 2016 at the Century City Cape Town.
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is an international voluntary effort to improve government performance, encourage civic participation and enhance government responsiveness to people. It aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption and harness new technologies to strengthen governance. It achieves this by bringing together governments and civil society organisations as true partners in the process.
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