Neisha Kirk

Written 5 posts

Open Government Participation Policy Officer

2022 – 2023 round up (part 2: key events)

22nd December 2023

Open Government Week 2023 Between 8th – 12th May, Scotland took part in Open Government Week to showcase the important work our commitments are delivering as part of our Open Government action plan, and to evidence the process involved to develop and implement innovations to open up government and empower people to be involved in…

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2022 – 2023 round up (part 1: action plan commitment progress)

22nd December 2023

Last year we blogged about what Open Government is and what Scotland has achieved over our last two national actions plans. So, as we near the end of 2023, we are pausing to reflect on the progress we have made in the current action plan and to share some highlights from the past year. What…

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Open Government Partnership Regional Meeting 2022- Rome reflections

5th December 2022

This is a blog from our Head of Open Government, Doreen Grove, reflecting on the recent Open Government Partnership Regional meeting in Rome. For the first time since Covid 19 came into our lives, the Open Government Partnership (OGP) has held face to face meetings. This year there was a meeting for the Americas, for…

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Let’s recap

3rd November 2022

We’re going back to basics on the blog today. Let’s revisit what do we mean when we talk about Open Government, and what has been achieved so far in Scotland? Open Government basics When we talk about ‘Open Government’, what we mean by that is making the work of government and decision makers more accessible,…

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Causing ‘Good Trouble’ in democracy | Open Government Partnership Youth Town Hall conversations

15th August 2022

Attending the online Open Government Partnership (OGP) Youth Strategy Town Hall session last month was an insightful opportunity to hear directly from young people around the world as to what they want to see from their governments in the coming years. Often considered a harder to reach audience in gaining views on government, this conversation…

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