Analysis and theory of change

Across the UK
Based on consultation with national partners:
 * Much government activity now takes place at the devolved / sub national level.
 * OGP commitments in the UK to date has taken place at the UK nation state level
 * Civil society is fragmented between, and overlaps across, the devolved nations and UK nation state level - we need better links between e.g. English civil society and Scottish civil society.
 * There is an increasing interest in shifting power more directly to citizens over the way their country is run, and analysis to back this up.

International examples
Learning from developments abroad

Opportunities

 * Invest in scaling up activity  at the devolved nation level to match government activity
 * Invest in sharing learning  and what works between devolved UK national partners
 * Invest in sharing learning  and what works between UK nations and the pioneers movements in other   countries

Theory of change
Open Government is fast becoming the most powerful route for civil society to support citizens that want to hold their governments to account for progress against the agreed Sustainable Development Goals.
 * SDGs are ambitious but cannot  be delivered meaningfully without an open approach to government
 * But it is not enough to open  up government processes, we also need to invest in capacity building on   the citizen participation side
 * A more meaningful and  effective engagement of citizens in their government requires deliberation   and interaction between citizens, not just between citizens and their   governments
 * Open digital platforms offer  a powerful channel for mobilising open government approaches to   sustainable development goals

Mapping OpenGov to Global Goals
Mapping the Open Government approach to influencing the Sustainable Development Goals