TI BiH is organizing „Open Government Café“

Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) in cooperation with the coalition of NGOs, and within the Open Government Partnership Initiative, is organizing „Open Government Café“.

Sarajevo, 25th February 2017 –Transparency International in Bosnia and Herzegovina (TI BiH) in cooperation with the coalition of NGOs, and within the Open Government Partnership Initiative, is organizing „Open Government Café“.

The main objective of Open Government Café is to present the advantages provided by the OGP Initiative through the presentation of all activities related to the proactive transparency undertaken by the institutions of the Federation of BiH so far. This will be the opportunity to talk about mechanisms for the improvement of communication with interest groups and citizens in order to open the government, and thus strengthen the transparency and accountability in the work of public administration as one of the proclaimed principles of the Reform Agenda for BiH 2015-2018.

The concept of Open Government Café will have a unique way of presenting different types of cooperation between the civil society and public sector using 4 separate podiums: open data, social networks, proactive transparency and Open Government Partnership. This event will be a good opportunity to gather representatives of BiH institutions, civil society, young innovators who will present ideas to use the most valuable potential today – data, and how to provide better communication with the interest groups through the digital media, resource that is available almost free of charge. Concept of transparent and open government will be supported by the Prime Minister of the Federation of BiH, Mr Fadil Novalic, who will give the introductory speech and thus mark the beginning of work of Open Government Caféa.

This event will take place on Monday, 27th February 2017, at the Hotel Bristol (Fra Filipa Lastrica 2, Sarajevo), at 10.00h. Press conference will be held after the introductory speeches.

Press rls – 26.02.2017.