The City of Austin is proud to announce our Open Government Action Plan 2024-2028, developed in collaboration with community-based organizations, academic institutional partners, City staff, and the Open Government Partnership (OGP). This plan reflects Austin’s dedication to enhancing transparen…
Work continues on Action Plan 3
As we continue to co-create the City of Austin’s Third OGP Action Plan relating to 1) Anticipatory governance & climate; 2) Economic resilience & workforce; 3) AI & accountability; 4) Enhanced equity assessments tools, we’ve recently finalized a critically important step in the process: the creation of a local Mo…
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…
América Abierta in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Featured Austin's Experience
OGP invited Alba Sereno, City of Austin’s Chief Research and Strategic Initiatives Officer, to speak at the September 2022 “Open Americas” OGP conference as part of the “Human Rights and Vulnerable Communities” panel.
Hurricane Ian prevented Ms. Sereno from participating in person, however she shared a statement with the OGP community addressing two “v…
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…