The world’s greatest forum for civil society, goverments and the private sector working together to fight corruption.
A preview of the agenda is found below. Please note that this is a draft agenda and subject to change.
The Open Government Partnership set out an ambitious agenda in its initial Open Government Declaration that included countries adopting “robust anti-corruption policies, mechanisms and practices”. Anti-corruption within OGP commitments, largely tagged as public integrity measures, were not only meant to support transparency and participation in government, but also to help translate them into improving people’s lives.
Anti-corruption has been a key issue in the mandate of the Open Government Partnership. With 70 countries and a growing community of civil society organizations now part of the Partnership, OGP is positioned to be a critical action-forcing platform in the global anti-corruption movement. It is widely seen as an implementation and accountability platform for commitments made by countries at fora such as the London Anti-Corruption Summit, and a catalyst for innovative initiatives by government and civil society.
This session will reflect on how OGP has served as a space for anti-corruption efforts in its first five years. In addition, it will discuss how the Anti-corruption Working Group can advance anti-corruption within the OGP mechanism. Finally, attending participants will be invited to share their own experiences of engaging in OGP processes in their own countries and how this could inform others to begin using the OGP platform to further their anti-corruption campaign goals.
