Keitha Booth

@josephpowell congratulations, Joe. OGP's huge loss is the UK's huge gain. Thanks for all your OGP work

We did it! Thank you to all the people across Kensington & Bayswater who put their trust in us. Time to deliver.

@AnnaCwhyte They seem to be back now

Thousands of government releases, speeches and documents were wiped from the official Beehive website archive for over 12 hours, a day before the Budget is released. More than 28,110 releases, more than 3000 speeches and all Ministerial diaries were gone.

@citizencurran Here here, Clare

A journalist asked me to write an opinion piece about a political event today. It's a tough day for the person involved & enough said about that. If I was to say anything it would be about the importance of modern media policy settings right here, right now.

@OGP_IRM @opengovpart @raviopatra @jmorels @israragon @inespousadela The training was very useful and enjoyable. Thanks very much, IRM, for bringing us all together.

Last week in Brussels, we brought together over 20 IRM researchers from across @opengovpart. We learnt about digital governance issues relating to artificial intelligence & mis/disinformation, and enjoyed engaging conversations while exploring the updated IRM methodology.

@MaxRashbrooke So disappointing

In opposition, National called for much tougher transparency around lobbying. In govt, so far it is making things *less* transparent. And its draft code of conduct for lobbyists, inherited from Labour, appears toothless. rnz.co.nz/news/in-depth/…

@coughlthom Thx

@Keithabooth Labour is polling lower now than it was in 2017, so 17-20 swing smaller

Spoke to David Farrar, says this is the biggest swing since the emergence of the two-party system in 1938, bigger than the post-Ruthanasia swing of 1993. Fair to say polls didn't pick up just how unpopular govt. had become.

We’re also pleased to announce that Kate Pearce, Stephen Judd, and Potaua Biasiny-Tule have been elected to the InternetNZ Council! Ka pai, we look forward to working with you on issues affecting the Internet in Aotearoa. AGM 2023 done! @secvalve

This really is a must-read for those interested in politics, charities law and official information. nzherald.co.nz/business/the-s…

Sign the petition: Provide tertiary institutions a funding boost to enable good long-term staffing decisions. together.org.nz/provide_tertia…

Your budget explorer lives on @keith_ng nzherald.co.nz/nz/budget-2023…

Immediate take: the government's anti-poverty strategy has shifted from directly boosting incomes (cash transfers) to in-kind measures (making things free, which effectively boosts incomes).

NZ's govts haven't been upgrading our collective capacity/infrastructure for public deliberation & decision making, even when it's clear our current institutions are not up to challenges such as climate change and many other structural issues trustdemocracy.nz/2023/05/open-g…

On this #InternationalWomensDay we’d like to share some interesting facts. Over the last 11 yrs across @opengovpart, 45 countries have made over 172 #opengov commitments advancing gender equality and participation. Learn more ⬇️

This survey is for: - AI practitioners in the global south. - AI practitioners in the global north but working in the global south. There are 15 questions and may take approx 30 minutes. #artificialintelligence

@sarabeee @REasther Impressive

We intend to convene a great citizens’ assembly in the first 100-days in office - PM fijivillage.com/news/We-intend… @openpolicynz @trustdemocracy

📝 Since 2011, IRM has provided independent, evidence-based reporting to hold OGP members accountable and support their open government efforts. 👉🏻How can we incentivize more accountability? #IRMWeek