The Australian Government committed on 17 November 2015 to joining the Open Government Partnership (OGP), a voluntary, global initiative that promotes transparency, empowers citizens, fights corruption, and harnesses new technologies to strengthen governance.

To support the OGP consultation process to develop an Australian Government National Action Plan by July 2016, we are running a series of information sessions in the week of 14-18 December in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.

The information sessions are for citizens and organisations interested in understanding and potentially contributing to the process of creating Australia’s first 2-year OGP National Action Plan.

The Canberra information session

The Canberra information session is being held from 5:00 - 6:30pm (AEDT) on Wednesday 16 December 2015. Venue details will be available shortly.

What to expect at the OGP Australia information sessions

The sessions will provide a background on the Open Government Partnership, what Australia must do to fulfil its membership requirements, and how the community can work with the Australian Government to inform the National Action Plan.

There will be an opportunity for questions about Australia's OGP membership process and how individuals and organisations can work constructively with the Australian Government throughout the consultation.

The information sessions are being facilitated by Craig Thomler of eGovAU on behalf of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and include representatives of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet involved in the OGP membership process.

The Canberra information session on Wednesday 16 December from 5:00 - 6:30pm (AEDT) will be broadcast live online and video recorded for replay purposes.

To access the online broadcast and recording, please refer to OGP Australia (ogpau.govspace.gov.au) or the Twitter hashtag #ogpau during and after the Canberra session.

Other OGP Australia information sessions

To attend other OGP Australia information sessions please visit:

Brisbane: ogp-australia-brisbane-information-session.eventbrite.com
Sydney: ogp-australia-sydney-information-session.eventbrite.com
Melbourne: ogp-australia-melbourne-information-session.eventbrite.com

Further information

For further information on the Open Government Partnership visit opengovpartnership.org and for Australia's OGP membership consultation process visit ogpau.govspace.gov.au.