Outcomes for the Network:
Outcome areas:
- More engaging Government (including accessible, transparent data)
- Citizens are more engaged in Government.
- Citizens trust government more.
- Empowering people to engage better with government.
- Awareness/ understanding of what aspects of society get controlled by which layer of government.
Focus areas:
- Sustainable Development Goals, in Wales: Wellbeing of Future Generations Goals
- Equality
- Open Data
Open Government Network Wales – Draft Action Plan
Work streams | Activity | When | Leads |
1. Open Government Civil Society Network Wales established
· Wellbeing Goals focus · Equalities focus · Open Data focus · Young people focus Coalition of partners |
Create action plan, distribute:
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June 17 | WCVA |
Internal training session in WCVA to ensure all officers/ networks are aware how Open Gov can work for their groups | 27 June 17 | WCVA, Involve | |
Mapping of expertise and connections regarding Open Government within the Network/ Wales | June 17 | WCVA- OGN | |
At Belfast Open Government Pioneers Conference: Ensure representation of under-represented communities/ civil society | Feb 18 | ||
Link into networks re. equal opportunities to engage | July 17 | Equalities & Human Rights Coalition, WCVA, Co-Production Network...
Co-Production Network for Wales or Co-Production Practioners Network for Wales (?) | |
Tender for equalities work/events | Aug 17 | Open Government Network through WCVA | |
Publish good practice examples:
- engagement / participation in policy/service design - what open data can achieve Select several wellbeing goals for focus |
Ongoing | WCVA | |
Engagement & Involvement workshops
- Public Sector (WG, LA) |
WCVA link to civil society
ERS Cymru NAW OFGC | ||
Open data workshops/ webinars:
i.e. Stats Wales: -Public sector -Third sector Training to third sector on : 1. Finding, manipulating and downloading data using the website. 2. An explanation of open data and its benefits. 3. Accessing StatsWales open data directly using Microsoft Excel/PowerBI. |
WCVA as link to civil society, promo and host webinar?
Led by Welsh Government – Stats Wales WAO ODI ODI Cardiff Node (?) | ||
Develop young people democracy/ data project? | Bid in autumn 17 | WCVA #IWILL network of ambassadors through external funding?
Link to NAW work on young people engagement | |
Develop Intro to Welsh Politics internal training module for WCVA inc Open Government section | Mar 18 | WCVA – JG & LR | |
2. Engage civil society in PSBs to co-produce wellbeing plans
- Ensure Local Authority Buy-In for Open Government approaches To achieve better quality/ efficiency in local services and public services to be more open |
Wellbeing plans event | July 2017 | Office Future Generations Commissioner |
Work around Disengaged Citizens | Office Future Generations Commissioner
ERS | ||
Open Government and Wellbeing Goals webinar | Nov 17 | Open Gov Network Wales | |
TSSW (WCVA and CVCs) | |||
WAO – Good Practice Exchange | |||
Community Voice work? | Gofod3 March 18 | CVCs | |
Co-pro events around collaboration between third sector and government | Co-Pro Network Wales
Co-Production Network for Wales or Co-Production Practioners Network for Wales (?) | ||
3. Civil society scrutiny on legislation - consultations | Event/ webinar for third sector 'encouraging more contributions from civil society and academics into developing and scrutinising Government policy and legislation'.
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Ongoing | National Assembly Wales , WG, WISERD |
Alternative facilitation techniques for consultations | WCVA Networks
Participation Cymru | ||
4. Civil society input into Welsh Government commitments for Open Government Action Plan 2018-20 | Crowdsource next Action plan commitments | Launch at Eisteddfod August 17 (online platform)
FM to announce? |
Welsh Government – via Digital Office |
Network meeting to further build commitments on ideas | Early Sept 17 | WCVA, Welsh Government | |