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Purpose

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Report to ELT: Open Government Partnership

Purpose

1. This report proposes that a small group be tasked to develop proposals for SMT
on enhanced engagement with New Zealanders on civil society matters.

Context


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2. New Zealand has signed up to international 
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Partnership (OGP) which require stretch both in terms 5 ent 
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Zealanders on civil society matters and how govern 

3. The 830 has day to day responsibility for OGmaers. Before {wagsferred
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New Zealanders.

Zealand becoming a member of the OGP) uent MI of Justice.

4. A recent independent Review Mocha/n?? )rep rt faggaland?s National
Action Plan (NAP) is critical of d's?mc it sees as lacking


stretch (because they are <~basad\ exi rk programmes) and
'inclusiveness'. 


Objectives   

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5. New Zealand?s over?ow 9 object] is/to- eet Its OGP obligations In ways that

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are appropriate  le to New alanders and the International community.

6. To do be well-informed about the views of New

Zealand?rKs/f? lly, . alanders need to be well-informed about the
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Vega? resourceskais important that decisions about priorities are clearly
corn, unica Where public funds are involved, ultimately such
vge?cision-sene fW? Government to make as the steward of those funds.
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An i I ediate issue to address is the process for preparing New Zealand?s second
3; ar NAP. Related to this is the issue of how to respond to the conclusions of
the recent report on New Zealand's first (and current) NAP. Work would
normally commence on New Zealand?s second NAP around now, for completion in

2 June 2016.


9. It should also be noted that appointments to the Stakeholder Advisory Group
a; (SAG), which has been set up to provide advice to the Government on OGP
matters, expire in June 2016. A list of current SAG members is attached at
Appendix A.




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Comment

10. The report encourages us to find more innovative ways of engaging with New
Zealanders on civil society matters. It also points to the need to build stronger
governance arrangements around the NAP process. A governance group, which
could include selected DCEs in relevant agencies, would help share ownership and
leverage good practice. The presence of such a group would add significant value
in terms of the quality of engagement on the next and future NAPs and their
successful implementation.

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exercises, or opportunities to leverage existing consultation

There may be significant learnings on how best to engage Efo?ggther rece
data.  

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12. An enhanced process of engagement does not he dernment,
to accept a Wider work programme that is difficult to

 
  

13. To meet 0GP notification requirem

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engagement model by 30 June. In
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preparation of the second two?yea P\\tz ould
on New Zealand?s existing NA ?sinc  ill be

of this will affect work on the r?igg ork 0
will continue undisturbed/\S

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14. It is proposedexplore and report to SMT on options for a
new  ent 0d Kat the preparation of New Zealand's two?year NAPs,
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value or resource requirements. Through better agemen thereig?iggx'gni icant
sobess?nsible to stop reporting

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 Zealand co ences work on its second two-year NAP we want to
 \c report fully and that consequently we do not expect to be in a
 positionuto p\ t/vide the next NAP until the end of the year
cuhe? be informed of this work and that a daemon on the renewal of SAG
(rapidly ents post June 2016 be held over for the time-being
  Lilli Minister of State Services be briefed and her concurrence sought to this
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Appendix A
Current members of the 0GP Stakeholder Advisory Group

Fuimaono Tuiasau, Transparency International New Zealand (chair)
Michael Macaulay, Victoria University of Wellington

Miriam Lips, Victoria University of Wellington

Dave Henderson, Hui El Community Aotearoa

Karaitiana Taiuru, Digital Media Advisor

Colin James, Political Journalist and commentator  

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