Report from the OGP Asia Pacific Conference in Seoul, South Korea, 5-6 November 2018 “Her name is Juniati. Married at 14 years old and pregnant at 16 years old. She is a pregnant woman at high risk, because biologically her reproductive organs are still not ready to conceive.” The explanation of the sentence above was …
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JAKARTA — Civil society organizations see that during the first year of Joko Widodo-Jusuf Kalla tenure the commitment to implement the Open Government Partnership (OGP) tends to decline. Though Indonesia is one of OGP initiators, until this very moment, the Government is yet to create a clear policy to concretely carry out the OGP initiative. …
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#OGPinMyanmar Background 7 November 2010. Myanmar held a general election for the first time in the last 20 years. Though many appreciated what the government has done, many more people questioned the legitimacy of the election won by the Union Solidarity and Development Party led by General Than Shwe. The General Election Law referring to …
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The following is a press release from the Publish What You Pay (PWYP) coalition’s public discussion in collaboration with PATTIRO in Pekanbaru, Riau Pekanbaru, (Antarariau.com) – The Indonesian non-governmental organization (NGO) Publish What You Pay (PWYP) stated that the government and contractor companies are obliged to implement transparency in oil and natural gas (oil and …
In the national conference for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), 19-20 November 2014 in Jakarta, CSOs and the government representatives discussed the development of OGP implementation in Indonesia. On one hand, as Tara Hidayat the Deputy Management of Strategic Issue and International Relations of UKP4 explained, Indonesian government has done many good things as the manifestation …
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Since the Open Government Partnership Asia Pacific Regional Conference in Bali, May, 2014, the civil society’s belief that the Open Government Partnership could bring big changes in the Indonesian government has grown stronger. From then on, the civil society has also become more aware of their part in the government. They now realize that in …
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To expand Open Government Partnership (OGP) membership in the Asia Pacific, PATTIRO became the coordinator for organizing workshops in five countries. Activities supported by the Ford Foundation, Asia Development Bank, Open Society Foundations – South East Asia Initiative and OGP Support Unit are carried out in Malaysia, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar and Vietnam. As …
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After Malaysia, it was the turn of Cambodia to host the OGP Workshop in Asia Pacific countries. Taken place in Sunway Hotel, Phnom Penh, the OGP Workshop in Cambodia is not only attended by the CSOs from Indonesia, Philippine, and Cambodia, but also attended by the representative of CSOs from Vietnam coordinated by Toward Transparency …
Problem Mapping and Networking Perception of Openness The implementation of openness in the regions has been quite a lot with various specific issues being pushed by CSOs (Civil Society Organizations) in each province since the enactment of the 2008 Public Information Disclosure Act. However, in its implementation, there are still obstacles and resistance. at the …
On August 21, 2014, civil society representatives from Jakarta and Central Kalimantan held an audience with the Governor of Central Kalimantan, represented by Assistant II of Regional Secretariat of the Central Kalimantan Provincial Government, Syahrin Daulat. This civil society group met with Syahrin Daulat, who is in charge of PPID. The meeting was attended by …
Since its establishment in 1999, Center for Regional Information and Studies (PATTIRO) has produced many outputs and reached various achievements, as well as given significant contributions to changes in society and government in Indonesia. Through its three focus areas, transparency, as well as public finance and social accountability, PATTIRO has always seek to ensure the …
By: Timothy Lay, Volunteer in PATTIRO. From 29 May to 2 June 2014, the Sunlight Foundation hosted their annual TransparencyCamp in Washington, D.C. Held at the School of Public Policy, George Mason University, the Transparency Camp brought together 800 participants, including students, online developers, CSO and donor representatives as well as academics. The Sunlight Foundation …
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