Guatemala sharing ideas on transparency with the rest of the world in London
As the UK takes up the rotating leadership of the international Open Government Partnership (OGP), Guatemala has been invited to participate in the annual OGP summit in London to present the country’s commitments toward transparency and the international development agenda.
Transparency forum in Guatemala at Escuela de Gobierno
The OGP is a multilateral initiative which aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen governance. At the OGP summit in London from 31 October to 1 November, over 1,000 delegates from more than 60 countries will come together.
Guatemala is going to be represented by the Guatemalan Embassy in London and civil society’s representative, Oscar Vasquez, from Accion Ciudadana. Each country will share experiences and provide examples of how openness can improve public services, drive economic growth, reduce poverty and corruption, and restore public faith in government.
To mark the event, British Ambassador to Guatemala, Sarah Dickson said: “We want each government coming to London to announce an ambitious new open government commitment. But commitments alone are not good enough – they must translate into concrete actions and deliver results. Once a country signs up to OGP, the members will be supporting each other to ensure progress is made. I’m sure Guatemala will share some good ideas and the UK looks forward to welcoming them to London”.
To encourage the debate in Guatemala before the summit, the British Embassy and the School of Government organised a discussion with representatives of the government, analysts and civil society, to feed in ideas and valuable inputs for the Guatemalan official delegation to take to the meeting in London.
For more information about the OGP and the OGP Summit please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/open-government-partnership-summit-2013
Last updated 31 October 2013 + show all updates
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