Name: Strengthening Civil Society and Parliamentary Networks to Open Parliaments
Start: 2015-10-28T17:00:00-0600
End: 2015-10-28T18:00:00-0600

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Strengthening Civil Society and Parliamentary Networks to Open Parliaments

Reinforcing collaboration as one of the main values of the OGP initiative, some countries have seen the development of formal alliances between parliament, civil society and other stakeholders to build consensus around openness reforms. In this session, MPs and civil society representatives will share their experiences from their countries about working together towards parliamentary openness, providing different models for replication in other countries.

Moderators

Cristiano Ferri

Director of the Hacker Laboratory, Brazilian Chamber of Deputies

Head of the HackerLab, Brazilian Chamber of Deputies

Speakers

Hon. Ama Pomaa Andoh

Member of Parliament, Parliament of Ghana

Hon. Ama Pomaa Boateng is a member of the Parliament of Ghana for the Juaben Constituency and is on the Science Technology & Innovation Committee and the Committee for Gender and Social Protection. She focuses on issues related to technology and women's development, especially... Read More →

Pablo Collada

Executive Director, Fundación Ciudadano Inteligente

Pablo Collada is the executive director of Fundación Ciudadano Inteligente, an organization based in Santiago, Chile, that promotes government transparency and accountability in Latin America by using web and mobile technologies to encourage active citizen participation in the political process... Read More →

Mark Cridge

Chief Executive, mySociety

mySociety is a not-for-profit social enterprise that exists to invent and popularise websites and apps that enable citizens around the world to exert power over institutions and decision makers. I joined, in July 2015 as Chief Executive. Prior to this I've had a diverse 20-year career... Read More →