OGP High-Level Event September 24 in New York
On September 24, as the United Nations General Assembly met in New York, the Open Government Partnership held a high-level event at the United Nations Building. NRGI’s Suneeta Kaimal—joined by fellow OGP co-chairs Rakesh Rajani and the governments of Indonesia and Mexico—showcased country commitments, welcomed new steering committee members, shared the committee’s vision for 2015, and presented the 2014 Open Government Awards, which honor citizen engagement initiatives from around the world. Additionally, ten heads of state, including U.S. President Barack Obama, announced new commitments to open government.
Watch Suneeta Kaimal’s speech here or read the full text here. Video coverage of the entire event is available here.
Earlier in the day, the Ford Foundation hosted the Open Government Partnership’s Global Civil Society Leaders Breakfast, where Suneeta Kaimal delivered the following remarks.
To learn more about the Open Government Partnership, watch the new video—“Changing the Culture of Government”—which premiered at the UN event.