Tuesday, July 3, 2012
8:30 am-11:30 am (EST)
701 18th Street N.W., Washington, D.C., 20433, Room - JB1-075
WATCH LIVE

Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, South Africa and Tanzania are among more than 50 countries pursuing an “Open Government” through greater transparency, citizen engagement, and accountability mechanisms. This  was illustrated by these countries’ decision to join the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and their commitment to develop National Action Plans under the OGP.

These African countries began sharing knowledge on the development of their OGP Action Plans in March 2012. Some of these Action Plans were presented at the OGP Annual meeting in Brasilia in April, 2012.

This videoconference is organized for Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, South Africa and Tanzania to discuss  next steps to implement and monitor their Action Plans, and to reflect on the outcomes of the OGP meeting in Brasilia.

Moderators: 

• Robert Hunja (Open Governance Manager, WBI)
• Katherine Bain (Senior Governance Specialist (AFTPR) 

Speakers include: 

• Ms. Ayanda Dlodlo, Deputy Minister of Public Service and Administration, Government of South Africa/ member of the OGP SC Sub-committee on Peer Learning
• Mr. Warren Krafchik, OGP Steering Committee Civil Society Co-Chair/ IBP
• Ms. Gladwell Otieno, member of the OGP SC Sub-committee on Peer Learning / Africa Center for Open Governance in Kenya
• Mr. Nathaniel Heller, Executive Director, Global Integrity, Washington DC

RSVP: Please send an email to Luis Esquivel (lesquivel@worldbank.org)/ Tamirat Y. Chulta (tyacob@worldbank.org)

This event is sponsored by the World Bank Institute, World Bank’s Africa Africa Sector and Governance team and the Open Government Partnership.