The City of Austin launched its latest work under the Open Government Partnership (OGP) together with the Au…
City of Austin to Host GSA for In-Person Meeting
On Tuesday, September 17th, 2024, the City of Austin in partnership with Austin Community College will host representatives of the General Services Administration from Washington, D.C. to kickoff work on Austin's Action Plan 3.
The goals of the meeting are:
- Introduce the Open Government Partnership Pr…
On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, the U.S. Open Government Secretariat that leads national Open Government Partnership (OGP) participation and the City of Austin Innovation Office will organize an in-person event with local civil society at Austin City Hall (301 W. 2nd Street). The afternoon collaboration will inform not only plans for the current national OGP action plan, but also Austin's OGP work.
Stay tuned for agenda details and meeting goals.
Local Level Shows Most Promise for Collaboration & OGP Progress
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stated in his keynote address in last month’s Cities Summit of the Americas, where OGP was represented, “[o]n issue after issue, in city after city, local leaders are pointing the way to effective solutions for global challe…
As the calendar year ends, Austin's community reflects on Action Plan 2 commitments, including our displacement mitigation focus
Austin experienced a 28% increase in median rental price from 2012-2017, making community housing stability a key focus for City staff and the Austin community.
Austin's …
OGP is preparing final summaries of Austin's second Action Plan, including our resilience commitment
Austin's Action Plan 2 climate resilience commitment focused on co-creation of a community-driven climate resilience pilot for the city's Dove Springs neighborhood. Marc Coudert in the city's Office of Sustainability and community organization Go Austin Vamos Austin led this…
OGP is preparing final summaries of Austin's second Action Plan, including our homeless services contracting commitment
Austin's Action Plan 2 contracting commitment focused on including the homeless in the city’s Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC) contracting process to ensure DACC’s contracts for h…
Austin OGP's Sabine Romero shared the OGP Experience
Austin's Acting Innovation Officer Daniel Culotta featured
In this month's OGP Voices of Open Government podcast, Stephanie Bluma interviews OGP Austin's Acting Innovation Officer Daniel Culotta and OGP Los Angeles' Civil Society Lead Nicole Anand. The discussion explores renewing democracies by making them more transparent, inclusive, participatory, and accountable.
The podcast interview takes listeners along on a deep dive into Austin's Equity Action Tool developed a…
Council calls on OGP Commitment collaborators to provide guidance
In these unprecedented times, Austin City Council is carefully balancing both the immediate, urgent efforts of Covid-19 response and future efforts that will employ our community and strengthen our city's infrastructure.
On April 23, Council discussed the regional Project Connect transportation project and our ongoing responsibility for addressing any known potenti…