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From the office of Hon. Francis Muade member of the British Parliament (MP) Minister of the Cabinet we received a formal invitation to attend the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit in London. The event took place at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, At the G8 earlier this year; British Prime Minster David Cameron pledged that the UK‟s leadership of the OGP would “drive a transparency revolution in every corner of the world.” As the host of this year‟s Summit, the UK government hopes this remarkable gathering of open government reformers will advance measurable progress in at least five key policy areas: Open Data: Radically opening up government data for greater accountability, public service improvement and economic growth    Government Integrity: fighting corruption and strengthening democracy through transparent government Fiscal Transparency: helping citizens to follow the money   Empowering Citizens: transforming the relationship between citizens and governments  Natural Resource Transparency: ensuring natural resources and extractive revenues are used for public benefit. PROFOH senior advisor Mr. Ajay Singh represented the organization at the summit… It included inspiring speakers addressing the core themes of the Summit; and also the celebration of the OGP‟s accomplishments to date; opportunities to learn about the new, ambitious commitments that both governments and civil society are making; and debates about the tough questions and challenges that the OGP faces regarding the open government movement. The summit brought together about1,000 delegates from over 60 countries, participants; including representatives from civil society organizations, businesses and governments   shared experiences from their respective countries and provided real examples of how openness can improve public services, drive economic growth, reduce poverty and corruption, and restore public faith in government.

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