{"id":345,"date":"2018-11-08T11:05:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T11:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/open-government-partnership\/?p=345"},"modified":"2018-11-08T11:05:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T11:05:51","slug":"coming-soon-action-plan-on-open-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/open-government-partnership\/2018\/11\/08\/coming-soon-action-plan-on-open-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming soon! Action plan on open government"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finalising the Open Government Action Plan \u2013 what\u2019s been happening?<\/em><\/p>\n

Since our last post<\/a> in mid-October, we\u2019ve been busily trying to finalise the Action Plan. We\u2019re pleased to say we\u2019re getting there, and we\u2019re on track to publish it by the end of the month. The Action Plan includes some ambitious commitments which have the potential to make a real and tangible change in openness and transparency in Scotland.<\/p>\n

Scotland\u2019s first Open Government Steering Group<\/a> was set up earlier this year to drive and shape the overall strategic direction of open government. We\u2019re grateful to all the Steering Group members for lending their expertise, for challenging the commitments to be as ambitious as possible, and for their time and involvement so far.<\/p>\n

At the second meeting in October<\/a>, the group decided to set up pairings of government and civil society<\/a> to help shape the commitments in the action plan. This was new for all of us in trying to work in partnership like this for the first time. We know it\u2019s not perfect so we will be reflecting on the process as a whole, both at the next Steering Group and through a facilitated reflection process with external facilitators. We\u2019ll publish a report of the learning \u2013 what went well, and what didn\u2019t go so well. The hope is that this learning will help us improve the process for next time.<\/p>\n

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[image description is of paper and pens]<\/p><\/div>Collaboratively drafting a document is never easy, particularly when there are several government departments involved, a range of partners and individuals involved. Getting input to the commitments from Steering Group members, partners and policy teams is not a science so precise timings were difficult to predict, and the process at times feels uncertain and can be messy. Over the last month we\u2019ve been taking account of everyone\u2019s views and creating a clear action plan, with clearly articulated milestones and deliverables. We\u2019re hoping to publish a draft shortly \u2013 more detail below.<\/p>\n

What you need to know: key actions and dates<\/strong><\/p>\n