The conference will be devoted to the implementation of the principles and the mechanisms of the Open Government, and the draft of Russia's national action plan on joining the international Open Government Partnership.
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– Participants will discuss the components of the Open Government system and their interconnection. They will also detail the role of the government, public representatives and experts in carrying out the Open Government's principles.
During the conference, international experts will hold master classes and brainstorm sessions to produce comprehensive proposals on the Open Government's activities. Visit the conference website: www.конференция.большоеправительство.рф
– The conference is organised by the Russian Government and its Expert Council, the Moscow Government, and the non-profit Skolkovo Foundation.
– In April 2012, Russia voiced its plans to join the Open Government Partnership (OGP), an international organisation uniting over 50 countries working to enhance government transparency and accountability. In this way, Russia emphasised its efforts to achieve greater transparency in state governance.
– OGP member-states voluntarily take commitments to become more open and adopt a national action plan every year. The action plan is drafted with the direct participation of civil society representatives. In addition, government and public representatives of each state openly evaluate the plan.