An alliance of civic society representatives lobbying for more open, participatory and accountable government in NI. Linked to Open Government Partnership.
Northern Ireland
Joined December 2014
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Teenagers want voting age in NI to be lowered to 16 bbc.in/3Xp2kU2
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A fraud investigation is under way into allegations that lax controls at NI Water meant it has been paying contractors multiple times & for work which was never done. The internal probe emerges as NI Water is asking Stormont for lots more public cash.
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Northern Ireland is facing its most serious environmental crisis in years after fake planning evidence was used in applications for new farm animal sheds, campaigners have said.
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Across Northern Ireland, an area twice the size of Belfast could be seriously contaminated, but we don’t know where it is because Stormont has decided not to implement the law - despite civil servants admitting that creates a “high risk” to human health.
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Looking forward to joining the panel @ImagineBelfast to explore how #communityengagement in planning can be more meaningful and help to build trust @andymcdevitt_1 @PJ_Braithwaite @rebekahmccabe_ @briancleland @JamesEHennessey @SaveMagheraPark
How can we ensure meaningful community engagement in local NI planning decisions?
Join our @ImagineBelfast panel to find out!
📅Friday 24 March
⏰12.30 – 14:00 GMT
➡️More info and registration here
eventbrite.co.uk/e/meaningfu…
Open Govt Network NI retweeted
ONE WEEK TO GO | Applications close on Friday 3 March 2023 for the Open Data Innovation and Outreach Fund, with grants of up to £5k available to encourage the use of open data
Find out more & apply now >> bit.ly/41n5CZ2
Open Govt Network NI retweeted
“The story of one of the biggest environment crimes in UK history” - BURIED - airing from Monday 23 January 2023, 1:45pm on @BBCRadio4 (straight after the World at One). Link to the trailer below #Mobuoy #Systemfailni👇👇👇
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Landmark ruling in Strasbourg as UK Government challenged over failure to investigate Russian interference in Brexit referendum 👇
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Can you make innovative use of government data? Apply for the @opendatani Innovation and Outreach Fund for awards of between £300 and £5,000. Find out more and apply here by Friday 3 March 2023: finance-ni.gov.uk/niopendata…
ALT Innovation and Outreach Fund 2022-2023.
Open Govt Network NI retweeted
@andymcdevitt_1 explores in his latest blog how #Opengov reforms in #urbanplanning have a greater potential for proactive citizen engagement when they are well-planned.
Blogpost 👉🏻bit.ly/3VEaAgk
#IRMWeek
Open Govt Network NI retweeted
Some thoughts on what meaningful community involvement in local planning looks (and doesn't look) like. #OpenGov #IRMweek @opengovpart @OpenGovNI
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Alarming new stats from @SmartSearchUK identifying Northern Ireland as an emerging “hotspot” for dirty money because almost ¾ of professional enablers surveyed have failed to ramp up due diligence checks on customers in the wake of Russian sanctions:
estateagenttoday.co.uk/break…
Open Govt Network NI retweeted
Come to our meet up in @FarsetLabs on the 9th November, @Bolster and @colm_burns will be going over some ideas for @ElectionsNI meetup.com/farsetlabs/events… @dmcbfs @OpenGovNI
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Passionate about #opengov? Transparent, participatory, inclusive, accountable governance?
Wish government & civil society worked better together to improve policy?
Then help 'reset' @OpenGovUK.
Register for @opengovpart funded, @involveUK workshops 👇
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Open Govt Network NI retweeted
Interested in how the planning system could better serve Northern Ireland? Check out this online event Thursday lunchtime.
Find out how improvements to transparency, accountability and participation can make local planning in #NorthernIreland more responsive to people's needs and priorities.
Join our virtual report launch on 27th Oct., 12.30pm-1.30pm on Zoom.
Register here➡️ us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
Open Govt Network NI retweeted
.@OpenGovNI & @involveUK's @rebekahmccabe_ talking about participation in polarised contexts -"don't mistake proposals for radical change as being polarising, this is how many of our fundamental freedoms were secured" #ogpitaly2022
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Accountability
Human rights
Freedom of expression
That's what #AccessToInfo is about. Without it, democracy cannot thrive. That's the reason it matters so much to all of us.
Happy #AccessToInfo Day.
on.unesco.org/2xLUqcf #RightToKnow
Open Govt Network NI retweeted
Today we mark International Day for Universal Access to Information!
Over the last 10yrs across @opengovpart, 7⃣1⃣countries have made 3⃣2⃣0⃣commitments to improve access to info/freedom of info (FOI).
Here are 3⃣ interesting facts on these #opengov reforms👇
#AccessToInfoDay
ALT A man with a face mask searches through bookcases full of paper and archived materials.
Open Govt Network NI retweeted
1/ Statement on the mini-budget.
The Chair of the @OpenGovUK committee, @KevKeith said: "There was nothing ‘mini’ about this so-called ‘mini-budget.’ It was the biggest tax cut in half a century with borrowing on an extraordinary scale..."
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Day 2 of #GRW22
With 100s of events – what are you going to see?
Highlights include:
20th anniversary with @peaceplayersni
Holywell Stew – Good Relations Special with @HolywellT
and International Day Of Peace with @corrymeela 👇
ℹ️ goodrelationsweek.com
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