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CLUSTER 12. COLLECTING AND PUBLISHING THE RIGHT DATA:

MPROVING EFFICIENCY OF ACCESS ...........................47

CLUSTER 13. MAXIMISE THE OPENING UP OF DATA ........................49

CLUSTER 14. STIMULATE THE MARKET FOR INNOVATIVE

USE OF OPEN DATA ........................................................51

CLUSTER 15. OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE ....................53

CLUSTER 16. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

TECHNOLOGY: GOING DIGITAL ...................................57

CLUSTER 17. ICT: IMPROVING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

THROUGH ICT ...........................................................59

CLUSTER 18. ICT: IMPROVING INTERFACES........................................61

CLUSTER 19. ICT: DEVELOPING OPEN DATA STANDARDS ..............63

E | SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST ............................................................65

F | MOVING FORWARD ...............................................................................67

ANNEX: METHODOLOGY ............................................................................73

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eXeCutiVe summArY|3This report was prepared by Kevin Dunion, Executive Director of the Centre for Freedomof Information.

The Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a voluntary international initiative that aims

to secure commitments from governments to their citizenry to promote transparency,

of each OGP participating countrys activities.

OGP PrOcess

AT A GLANCEMEMBER SINCE: 2011

NUMBER OF COMMITMENTS: 41

LeeL oF compLetion

COMPLETED: 17 out of 41

IN PROGRESS: 20 out of 41

NOT STARTED: 0 out of 41

UNCLEAR: 0 out of 41

WITHDRAWN: 4 out of 41

timing

AHEAD/ON SCHEDULE: 21 out of 41

commitment emphasis

ACCESS TOINFORMATION: 25 out of 41

CIVIC PARTICIPATION: 6 out of 41

ACCOUNTABILITY: 8 out of 41

TECH & INNOVATIONFOR TRANSPARENCY

& ACCOUNTABILITY: 9 out of 41

grand chaLLenges

SAFE COMMUNITIES: 0 out of 41

CORPORATERESPONSIBILITY: 1 out of 41

PUBLIC SERVICES: 8 out of 41

PUBLIC RESOURCES: 3 out of 41

PUBLIC INTEGRITY: 15 out of 41

The United Kingdom (UK) action plan focussed on innovations in open data andonline service delivery. The majority of commitments were achieved, althoughsome ambitious commitments around open data remain to be implemented.

INDEPENDENT REPORTING MECHANISM (IRM):

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EXECUTIVESUMMARY ImPlementatIOn Of cOmmItments

Table 1 | Assessment of Progress by Commitment

thematiccLster

synopsisLeeL oFcompLetion

timing next steps

Right to Data:Strengthening theRight to Datasets

1. A new power for appropriate

NA revision of thecommitment

2. A new, higher cost cap forJuly 2012


Right to Data:Reforming Data

3. eaningful disincentives for

implementation

4. aximum time limits for howInformation Act (FOI) refusals

implementation

Right to Data:Strengthening

InformationTechnology

(IT) Protocols

5. Altered procurement rules

implementation

6. andating a phased introduction

of 'Public by efault',through a new generation of IT

implementation

Principles

7. Formalising Public ataPrinciples

monitoring

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SUBSTANTIAL

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thematiccLster


timing next steps

Principles

8. Having in place an pen atacompliance monitoring processreport their progress

monitoring

9. aking clear the minimum thatcitizens can expect on publicationand quality of data

implementation

10. nsuring a line of continuousimprovement for public serviceproviders in achieving the highestStar Rating for Open Data

implementation

11. ncourage continuousimprovement

implementation

Mechanisms

12. etting out how citizens canchallenge where there is failure inthe process

revision of thecommitment

13. stablishing an obligation toconsider and, if appropriate, acton user feedback, even where it


Data Licensing

14. aking clear that, with verynarrow restrictions, licences mustcover free, commercial reuse with

monitoring

15. erge information assetregisters, publication schemes andother data lists into a single datainventory,


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thematiccLster


timing next steps

16. nsuring a line of continuousimprovement for public serviceproviders in achieving the highestStar Rating for Open Data


17. et consistent expectations of theappropriate quality of metadata

revision of the

commitment

Corporate

Sector Transparency

18. ntroducing corporateresponsibility at TransparencyBoard level to ensure that the right

Maintenance

19. trengthening the role andbroadening the membership ofthe Public ector TransparencyBoard

Maintenance

Corporate

20. Bringing the ector

Transparency Board model to otherparts of the public secto

Maintenance

21. eviewing the existinggovernance and regulatorymodel in government

Maintenance

Right Data: DataInventories

22. stablishing a frameworkfor public service providers tohave common, consistent andtransparent data inventories


23. eveloping a clear methodologyto support intelligent inventories


Data: Improving

24. nsuring a clear process tosupport a reduction in collections ofunnecessary dataopportunities to streamline the


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ARTED

LIMITED

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cLster name synopsisLeeL oFcompLetion

timing next steps

Data: Improving

25. eveloping andidentifying other digital channelsto support users

Maintenance

Opening Up of Data

26. outinely publishing evidenceand databases behind policystatements in the way that currently

implementation

27. outinely publishing the dataunderlying surveys at the same time

implementation

28. xamining ways for improvingthe use of existing published data

implementation

for Innovative Use of

Open Data

29. timulate the market forinnovative use of open data byrequiring public service providersto report each year on how they are

with the user community

implementation

OverseasDevelopment

Assistance

30. pend up to 5% of budgetsupport on strengthening localaccountability to support progress

implementation

31. nclude the P eligibilitycriteria and related datasetsin assessment processes todetermine readiness of partner

implementation

32. Publish aid information fromall government departments who

spend overseas developmentassistance (A) in line with the

implementation

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timing next steps

Communications

Technology (ICT):Going Digital

33. Use a single domain forgovernment services. The

implementation

34. To make citizens lives simplerand easier, the overnment willmandate channel shift (move online)

implementation

ICT: Improving

through ICT

35. o online for all consultations:all government consultations

implementation

36. evelop practical guidelines ondepartmental access to the internetand social media channels, to

implementation

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TARTED

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COM

PLETE


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timing next steps

ICT: ImprovingInterfaces

37. pen data and applicationinterfaces in ways that encouragebusinesses

implementation

38. Create crossgovernmentstandards on automatedprogramming interfaces (APs)

implementation

39. stablish standardised formatsfor user satisfaction data so thatreceive with that of others

implementation

ICT: DevelopingOpen Data

40. Provide governmentdocuments in open standardformat:through open consultation, the

implementation

41. mplement crowdsourcing andengagement processes, to ensure

implementation

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Tabel 2 | Summary of Progress by Commitment

commitment smmary oF Findings

1. ew power to secure release ofvaluable datasets

Cluster 1. ight to ata: trengthening the ight to atasets

2. ew, higher cost cap for F

3. eaningful disincentives Cluster 2. ight to ata: eforming ata equest nitiatives

4. aximum time limits

5. Altered procurement rules Cluster 3. ight to ata: trengthening nformation Technology (T) Protocols

6. andating phased introduction ofPublic by efault

7. Formalising Public ata Principles Cluster 4. etting tandards: Public ata Principles

8. Having in place an pen atacompliance monitoring process

9. aking clear the minimum citizenscan expect on publication and qualityof data

Cluster 5. etting tandards: mplementing Public ata tandards

out to a satisfactory level of performance. The policy of continuous improvement

10. nsuring a line of continuousimprovement for public serviceproviders

11. ncourage continuousimprovement


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12. etting out how citizens canchallenge where there is failurein the process

Cluster 6. etting tandards: User Feedback and Accountability echanismsThe UK selfassessment says the commitments in this cluster are partially

13. stablishing an obligation toconsider and act on user feedback

14. aking clear that licenses mustcover free, commercial reuse

Cluster 7. etting tandards: ata Licensing

15. erge information assetregistersinto a single datainventory

16. et consistent expectations of theappropriate quality of metadata

17. For data coordinated across

18. ntroducing corporateresponsibility at TransparencyBoard level

Cluster 9. Corporate and Personal esponsibility: Privacy and Public ectorTransparency Boardthey continue to function.

19. trengthening and broadeningthe Public ector Transparency Board

20. Bringing the ector TransparencyBoard model to other parts ofpublic sector

Cluster 10. Corporate and Personal esponsibility: ther Public ectorTransparency Boards

21. eviewing the existinggovernance and regulatory model

22. stablishing a frameworkfor public service providers datainventories

Cluster 11. Collecting and Publishing the ight ata: ata nventories

23. eveloping a clear methodologyto support intelligent inventories


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24. nsuring a clear process tosupport reduction in collection ofunnecessary data

Cluster 12. Collecting and Publishing the ight ata: mproving

25. eveloping andidentifying other digital channelsto support users

26. vidence and databases behindpolicy statements

Cluster 13. aximise the pening Up of ata

27. ata underlying surveys

28. xamining ways for improving theuse of existing published data

29. timulate the market forinnovativeuse of open data

Cluster 14. timulate the arket for nnovative Use of pen ata

30. pend up to 5% of budgetsupport on accountability

Cluster 15. verseas evelopment Assistance

31. nclude the P eligibility criteriato determine readiness for UKbudget support

32. Publish aid information from allA government departments


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33. Use a single domain forgovernment services

Cluster 16. nformation and Communications Technology (CT): oing igital online. To assist the 20 per cent of UK citizens who are not online, the government

34. andate channel shift

35. o online for all consultations Cluster 17. CT: mproving Public ngagement through CT

36. evelop practical guidelines ondepartmental access to internet andsocial media

37. pen data and applicationinterfaces in ways that encouragebusinesses

Cluster 18. CT: mproving nterfaces

38. Create crossgovernmentstandards on APs

39. stablish standardised formatsfor usersatisfaction data

40. Provide government documentsin open standard format

Cluster 19. CT: eveloping pen ata tandards

41. mplement crowdsourcingand engagement processes
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The pen overnment Partnership (P) is a voluntary, multistakeholder international

initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to theirnew technologies to strengthen governance. n pursuit of these goals, P providesan international forum for dialogue and sharing among governments, civil societyorganizations, and the private sector, all of which contribute to a common pursuit of opengovernment. P stakeholders include participating governments as well as civil societyand private sector entities that support the principles and mission of P.

I | BACKGROUND

responsiveness, strengthening citizen engagement,

1 an access to information law,2

3

10 on the Economist Intelligence Units Democracy4

OGP commitments, which stretch government practice

going reforms, or initiate action in an entirely new area.

future commitments in each OGP participating

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transparent channel.

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from elsewhere.

emphasis of the action plan.

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Countries participating in P are required to follow a process for consultation duringdevelopment of their action plan.

II | PROCESS: DEVELOPMENTOF ACTION PLAN

OGP GuIdelInes

Countries must:

the consultation.

in Section C of the OGP Articles of Governance,

PrIOr nOtIce and cOnsultatIOn

On actIOn Plan

to consultation.

1

consultation on the OGP action plan, which was more

OGP UK Action Plan 2011 SelfAssessment Report, which

still clarifying the scope of civil society engagement,

2

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ather than a single multistakeholder forum addressing all aspects of the action plan,a number of consultative and progresschasing initiatives were developed or expandedduring implementation.

III | PROCESS: CONSULTATIONDURING IMPLEMENTATION

1

Open Data Users Group.2 These relatively small groups

3

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IV | IMPLEMENTATIONOF COMMITMENTSAll P participating governments are to develop P country action plansthat elaborate concrete commitments over a twoyear period.

set out governments OGP commitments, which stretch

initiate action in an entirely new area.

1. Improving Public Services-

private sector innovation.

2. Increasing Public Integrity-

-

3. More Effectively Managing Public Resources

4. Creating Safer Communitiesmeasures that

5. Increasing Corporate Accountabilitymeasures

as the environment, anticorruption, consumer

government principles:

Transparencyinformation on government activi-

Citizen Participation-

Accountability

mechanisms in place that call upon government actors

-

-

ure to perform with respect to laws or commitments.

Technology and Innovation

-

capacity of citizens to use technology.

Countries may focus their commitments at the

greatest impact.

Recognizing that achieving open government

commitments often involves a multiyear process,


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Clustering also limits the repetition of sources,

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CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT Unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No

P ALU

P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL High

ACT PLA Carry out action

LL FCPLT

1. PF LA

2. CT CAPF F

T TP

Cluster 1 | Right to Data: Strengthening the Right to Datasets

Full text of the commitments

Right to data: Stronger rights to empower citizens

to obtain data from the public sector, including: a new power held by appropriate independent or-

ganisations to secure the release of valuable public

datasets, with a suitable format, quality, and regular-

ity of publication;

a new, higher cost cap for government provision of

freedom of Information (FOI) data procured after

July 2012.

hat happened?

1 The cost cap

refers to the amount that a government agency can

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raise these upper limits was apparently to prevent cost

2

to the Justice Select Committees postlegislative

lower

id it matter?

3

oving forward

government may have to revisit some of the issues left

-ments response to the postlegislative scrutiny of the

-

approval process.

(e.g., private contractors).4

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Right to data: Stronger rights to empower for citizens

to obtain data from the public sector, including:

meaningful disincentives for public bodies and pub-

lic servants found to have withheld data that should

have been released;

maximum time limits for how long public bodies can

review appeals against FOI Act refusals.

hat happened?

CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT Unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No

P ALU

P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

3. CTF THLFAT

4. T LTF APPAL

T TP

Cluster 2 | Right to Data: Reforming Data Request Incentives


(PROJECTED)


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id it matter?

not stretch government practice.2

not stretch government practice3

oving forward

4 Reconciling

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Right to data: Stronger rights to empower citizens to

obtain data from the public sector, including:

altered procurement rules to ensure that data creat-

ed by government is stored in information technol-

of publishing data online;

a mandatory phased introduction of the Public by

Default standard, delivered through a new genera-

tion of IT systems and accompanying policies.

hat happened?

1

2 As the UK selfassessment

3

CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT Unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No

P ALU

P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

5. ALTPCUTUL

6. PUBLC BFAULTTAA

T TP

Cluster 3 | Right to Data: Strengthening Information Technology (IT) Protocols


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4

id it matter?

5

6 7 These

8

oving forward

processing over 100,000 transactions a year from

April 2014.

9

Clearly the legacy IT systems will continue to slow

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Setting standards by:

formalising, through a code of practice or optin

process, the Public Data Principles articulated by

the Public Sector Transparency Board; and

putting in place an open data compliance monitoring

process, which outlines how, when, and where public

service providers should report their progress.

hat happened?

1

2

In terms of progress, the written statements reveal

id it matter?

to Parliament on the performance of government

CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT Unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No

P ALU Access to information

P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

7. PUBLC ATAC FPACTC

8. P ATACPLACT

T TP

Cluster 4 | Setting Standards: Public Data Principles


(PROJECTED)


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Government Computing as follows:

3

4

oving forward

5

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making clear the minimum that citizens can expect

on publication and quality of data, including com-

pliance with the Public Sector Transparency Boards

Public Data Principles;

ensuring a line of continuous improvement for pub-

lic service providers in achieving the highest ratings

for their published data compared with the govern-

ments FiveStar Rating for Open Data;

encouraging continuous improvement by adoption

of recommended publication formats appropriate

to the context.

hat happened?

Although implementing this set of commitments is

to a satisfactory level of performance.1 There appears

2 The

Principles, which are policy for central government

CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT Unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No

P ALU

P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

9. CLAUPCTAT

10. 5 TAATA AT

11. APTF PUBLCATFAT

T TP

Cluster 5 | Setting Standards: Implementing Public Data Standards


(PROJECTED)


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FiveStar Rating System: The policy of continuous

id it matter?

4

5

6

oving forward

7

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setting out how citizens can challenge failure in the

process (although we expect the public will rarely

need to revert to this because data will be proac-

tively published);

establishing a government obligation to consider

and, if appropriate, act on user feedback, even for

data that has been collected independently of the

public body or public service provider.

hat happened?

The UK selfassessment says the commitments in

the commitment. However ODUG is not a challenge

Transparency Team is one of encouragement to

id it matter?

CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT Unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No

P ALU

P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL High

ACT PLA Both

LL FCPLT

12. CHALLFALU TLA ATA

13. BLATT UFBACK

T TP

Cluster 6 | Setting Standards: ser Feedback and Accountability Mechanisms


(PROJECTED)


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July 2013.2

3

oving forward

ensure that the original purpose of securing the

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5

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Full text of the commitment

Setting standards by making clear that, with very narrow

restrictions, licences must cover free, commercial reuse

with public service providers not normally selling data.

We will build on the successful Open Government

Licence, which makes reuse of Crown Copyright and

Crown Database material free for commercial and non

commercial purposes, to create one or more licences

which will be prescribed for public bodies where they

are making datasets available for reuse. In most cases,

the expectation will be that this licence will be the OGL.

hat happened?

assessment, The Open Government Licence is now

Action Plan.2

id it matter?

oving forward

CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT Unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No


P A CHALL None

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

T TP

Cluster 7 | Setting Standards: Data Licensing


(PROJECTED)
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Setting standards to:

merge information asset registers, publication

schemes, and other data lists over time into a

single data inventory, alongside which would sit the

unlocking service that provides for citizens and

business to make requests for datasets not currently

published or planned to be published;

set consistent expectations of the appropriate

quality of metadata; and

for standardised data coordinated across govern-

and their context.

hat happened?

legacy ICT systems.

1

CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT Unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No


P A CHALL None

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

15. L ATAT

16. PCTATF TAATAUALT

17. FTF TAAATA

T TP

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(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)

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were too challenging. For the moment, it appears

2

id it matter?

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oving forward

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Strengthening corporate and personal responsibility by: introducing a corporate responsibility at [the Trans-

parency] Board level to ensure that the right to data

is being met (for the organisation and all service

providers in the public, private, and third sectors)

based on the Caldicott guardian model;1

strengthening the role and broadening the mem-

bership of the Public Sector Transparency Board

hat happened?

2

id it matter?

3

CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT Unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No


P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL


LL FCPLT

18. CPATPBLTAT BA LL

19. TTHPUBLC CTTAPACBA

T TP

Cluster 9 | Corporate and Personal Responsibility: Privacy and Public SectorTransparency Board


(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)

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the course this review.4

oving forward

continue to function.

1

23

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Strengthen corporate and personal responsibility by: bringing the Sector Transparency Board model to

other parts of the public sector that hold datasets

of greatest value. These boards will bring input from

experts to support and challenge government in

making more data public. They could ensure that

data publication is prioritised to deliver the maxi-

reviewing the existing governance and regulatory

model for public sector information in government.

hat happened?

1

2

id it matter?

is not unusual for the UK Government in consultative or

3

CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT

PT F CTACT PCF? No


P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

20. PACA FTAPACBA

21. PUBLC CTF L

T TP

Cluster 10 | Corporate and Personal Responsibility:Other Public Sector Transparency Boards


(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)

CompLete

CompLete


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for transparency at the sectoral level.

institutionalisation, the Welfare Sector Transparency

Services Company (SERCO).4

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plans in coming years.

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Collect and publish the right data by:

establishing a framework for public service provid-

ers to have common, consistent, and transparent

data inventories outlining what datasets are held,

and whether or not they are open, using standards

set by central government. Inventories would need

to be built in a modular way, over time, and should

begin with highpriority data.

developing a clear methodology to support intelli-

gent inventories that are prioritised by value.

hat happened?

The UK Government assesses that this commitment

spring 2013.1

the commitments as written. Immense challenges were

2

id it matter?

CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT Unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No


P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL High

ACT PLA Both

LL FCPLT

22. FAKF ATAT

23. TLLTT

T TP

Cluster 11 | Collecting and Publishing the Right Data: Data Inventories


(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)

CompLete

CompLete


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Although this approach will not generate an overarching

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Collect and publish the right data by:

ensuring a clear process to support a reduction in

collection of unnecessary data, which maximises

opportunities to streamline the volume of data, and

ensures resources are focussed on collecting essen-

tial data; and

developing and identifying other digital

relevant highquality data and easytouse tools

and applications.

hat happened?

The UK Government assesses that it has partially

1

2

3 was

The aim was to:

CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No

P ALU

P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

24. UCTF UC-A ATA

25.ATA..UK

T TP

Cluster 12 | Collecting and Publishing the Right Data:


(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)

CompLete

CompLete
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4

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oving forward

-

-

-

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Maximise the opening up of data by:

routinely publishing evidence and databases behind

policy statements in the way that currently happens

around budget statements;

routinely publishing the data underlying surveys at

the same time as the survey analysis is published; and

examining ways for improving the use of existing

publishedhat happened?

The UK Government assesses that these commitments

1

Research Council sites2

CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT Unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No


P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

26. CBH PLCTATT

27. PUBLHATA UU

28. PU F T- ATA

T TP

Cluster 13 | Maximise the Opening p of Data


(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)

CompLete

CompLete

CompLete


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id it matter?

4

Forecast outturnmonthly inyear outturn (estimat-

-

5

commitments given in the action plan.6

7

oving forward

across government.8

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Full text of the commitment

Stimulate the market for innovative use of open

data by requiring public service providers to report

each year on how they are building collaborative

relationships with the user community, including

the commercial sector, to promote the use of

[governmentheld] data.

hat happened?

1

id it matter?

CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT Unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No

P ALU

P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

T TP

Cluster 14 | Stimulate the Market for Innovative se of Open Data


(PROJECTED)


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4

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Overseas development assistance:

Spend up to 5 percent of budget support

on strengthening local accountability

o Spend up to 5 percent of budget support

(as additional funds) on strengthening local

accountability to support progress towards

related OGP goals.

Include OGP eligibility criteria in assessmentfor support

o Include the OGP eligibility criteria and related

datasets in our overall assessment processes,

which determines the readiness of partner gov-

ernments for UK budget support. This inclusion

will further strengthen our approach that is

based on robust assessments of partner

governments commitment to improving public

rights; increasing domestic accountability and

reducing poverty.

Publish Aid information in line with the International

Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI)

o Publish aid information from all government

departments that spend overseas development

assistance (ODA) in line with the IATI standards,

extending coverage to other departments in

addition to the Department for International

Development. Within 12 months, we will have

agreed on a clear timetable for publication of

aid information with relevant departments.

hat happened?

CTT UA

LA TTUT Department for International Development

UPPT TTUT No

PT F CTACT PCF? No

P ALU

P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

30. 5% FA FACCUTABLT

31. P LBL-T CTA

32. PUBLHA ATA

T TP

Cluster 15 | Overseas Development Assistance


(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)

CompLete

CompLete

CompLete


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1

2

3

support. It says:

4

spring 2014. The UK Department for International

5

[national action plan] is the wholeofgovernment

6

7

8

id it matter?

It is perhaps not surprising, therefore, that the


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given previous performance.10

oving forward

greater transparency in commercial activities. The

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CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT Relevant agencies

PT F CTACT PCF? No

P ALU

P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

33. LA

34. CHALHFT TL

T TP

Cluster 16 | Information and Communications Technology: Going Digital


(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)

CompLete

CompLete


UK Government Information and Communications

Technology (ICT) Strategy:

Use a single domain for government services.

access to online transactional services, which makes

life simpler and more convenient for citizens and

businesses (for instance in accessing and applying

for student loans or jobseekers allowance) and

offers channels to collaborate and share information

with citizens and business. This in turn enables the

innovation of new online tools and services.

o For these reasons the government will work tomake citizen-focussed transactional services

digital by default. Where appropriate, this will

be done by using Directgov as the single do-

main for citizens to access public services and

government information. is the UK

Governments digital service for all citizens, pro-

viding a single point of access to public sector

information and services. The site receives more

than 15 million visits a month, from around 8

million unique users.

o For those for whom digital channels are less

accessible (for example, some older or disad-

vantaged people) the government will enable a

network of assisted digital service providers,

other local service providers.

Mandate a channel shift.

o To make citizens lives simpler and easier, the gov-

ernment will mandate a channel shift,moving

information onlinein selected government services.

hat happened?

most elements of these commitments are on time or
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government transactional services online.1

To assist the 20 percent of UK citizens who are not

2 In that sense, this portion

of the commitment is still in progress.

3

id it matter?

4

elements of these commitments:

-

ernment site receives more than 15 million visits a

5

6

oving forward

implementation of the commitment, especially

8

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CTT UA

LA TTUT

UPPT TTUT Relevant agencies

PT F CTACT PCF? No

P ALU

P A CHALL None

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

35. LCULTAT

36. CAL AUL

T TP

Cluster 17 | ICT: Improving Public Engagement through ICT


(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)

CompLete

CompLete


UK Government Information and Communications

Technology (ICT) Strategy:

Go online for all consultations: To facilitate a

twoway dialogue with citizens, departments will

ensure that an online channel is included in all

government consultations.

Practical guidelines for departments on social me-

dia: To embed social media as a mainstream chan-

nel used routinely to engage with citizens, business,

and internally, the government will develop practical

guidelines on departmental access to the internet

and social media channels.hat happened?

The various aspects of this commitment were

timeline, most elements of these commitments seem

Government consultations are fully online. Each

well as the relevant government policy. Relevant

1

-

2

id it matter?

elements of these commitments:

-

3

4 It is not clear from the


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Consultations, although online, are not shown in a

on the same site.

oving forward

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UK Government ICT Strategy:

Open data for businesses:

o The government will open its data and applica-

tion interfaces in ways that encourage business-

es and social providers to develop new market

opportunities. For example, the website Mums-

net uses Directgov tools built on standardised

interfaces to provide users with uptodate

information on schools and family services.

Crossgovernment standards on Automated Pro-

gramming Interfaces (APIs):

o To open up new, innovative services from a

diverse range of providers, the government will

create crossgovernment standards on APIs

and develop a quality assurance kitemark.

Standardised formats for user satisfaction data:

o The government will establish standardised

formats for user satisfaction data so that users

can compare and contrast their experience of

the service they receive with that of others.

hat happened?

commitments were waiting on the provision of open

1

CTT UA

LA TTUT Unclear

UPPT TTUT Unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No

P ALU

P A CHALL

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

37. P ATAF BUU

38. APTAA

39. ATFACTATA

T TP

Cluster 18 | ICT: Improving Interfaces


(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)

CompLete

CompLete

CompLete
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2

changes until 2014, while the self assessment says,

id it matter?

oving forward

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CTT UA

LA TTUT Government Digital Service (GDS)

UPPT TTUT Unclear

PT F CTACT PCF? No

P ALU

P A CHALL None

PCFCT F AL High


LL FCPLT

40. P CU-T FAT

41. C-UC ATATAA

T TP

Cluster 19 | ICT: Developing Open Data Standards


(PROJECTED)


(PROJECTED)

CompLete

CompLete


UK Government ICT Strategy:

Provide government documents in open standard

format. The government believes that citizens

should be able to read government documents with

a standardised document format reader of their

will determine, through open consultation, the rele-

vant open standard for all government documents.

Implement crowdsourcing and engagement

processes: To ensure that appropriate data is

transparent and shared rather than duplicated, the

government will implement engagement processesfor open data standards activity and crowdsource

priority areas for data standards.

hat happened?

Through a process of open consultation, the

1

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2

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4

id it matter?

on the part of government, especially GDS.

to improve citizen participation, transparency,

5

oving forward

6

7

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V | SELFASSESSMENT CHECKLIST

1

as annual progress report published? YesNo

as it done according to schedule? YesNo

s the report available in the local language(s)? According to stakeholders, was this adequate? YesNo

s the report available in nglish? YesNo

id the government provide a twoweek public comment period on draftselfassessment reports? YesNo

ere any public comments received? YesNo

s the report deposited in the P portal? YesNo

id the selfassessment report include review of consultation efforts? YesNo

id the report cover all of the commitments? YesNo

id it assess completion according to schedule? YesNo

YesNo

oes the report describe the relationship of the action plan with grand challenge areas? YesNo
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VI | MOVING FORWARDThis section reviews the current national context for the existing action plan and provides

general recommendations on development and implementation of the next action plan.natIOnal cOntext

affect its participation in OGP. These actions inform the

Access to nformation

1 May 2012.1

2

postlegislative scrutiny of the FOI Act 2000 in July

2012.3

committees conclusions. For instance the committee

4

Public Participation

5

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IndePendent revIew Of PublIc

sectOr InfOrmatIOn

to PSI. The review proposes that every government

7

to elements of his review).

There is no mention of the role of OGP in the report,

we will set out our implementation plans through the

8

of the National Data Strategy in its OGP action plan,

Current (2011) Action Plan

The UK OGP National Action Plan 2011 has the

appears to run contrary to the governments inclination


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9

policy statements

for reuse.

wrong to characterise the UK National Action Plan as a

with their priorities or concerns.

consultation with civil society on the UKs OGP

10

General ObservatIOns

and recOmmendatIOns

action plan.

11

12
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However, the process may have given rise to

At the time of this review, there was concern that

13

14

agency resistance.

15

interest groups within government, such as the

through the Information Economy Strategy.16

are perhaps less certain in outcome. Authentic

these pressures. In this early phase, it has risen to the

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ANNEX: METHODOLOGYThe OGP Articles of Governance state:

As a complement to the participating governments

Steering Committee) for peer review to ensure that the

the private sector, or international organizations.

meetings to ensure an accurate portrayal of events.

selectIOn Of nOnGOvernmental

InfOrmants

anticorruption interests.

representatives of the UK Information Commissioners

attendees: 16 may 2013

fOcus GrOuP

Open Corporates.

synOPsIs Of meetInG

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useful to this assessment.)

attendees: 16 17 may 2013

information

information

Tim Davies, Practical Participation

synOPsIs Of dIscussIOns

aspects of the UK action plan on which interviewees

the commissioner in relationship to the transparency

representatives gave their views on the right-to-

consultative process.

abOut the IndePendent

rePOrtInG mechanIsm

Panel is:

Yamini Ayar

Rosemary McGee

[email protected].

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