OGP Visits Austin

OGP's Patrick Kazyak Connects With City and Civil Society Leaders

The Open Government Parntership's Patrick Kazyak visited Austin this month, spending quality time with city government and civil society participants working on each of Austin's current OGP Action Plan projects.  Austin's projects focus on housing displacement, community sustainability, public safety data, and including the homeless in court contracting.

Patrick joined OGP in October 2018. In his role he supports the OGP Local Program, including local governments and civil society organizations. He also works with one of OGP’s partners, UCLG, on advancing the Community of Practice on Transparency and Open Government.