Open government co-ordination and human resource management

The effective implementation of an overarching open government strategy highly depends on the enabling environment in which the envisioned reforms are embedded. The cross-cutting nature of such strategy requires strong co-ordination and leadership from the centre of government (CoG), coupled with adequate human and financial resources. Effective governance of open government reforms moreover requires strong capacities of civil servants to design and implement public consultations respond to citizens, journalists or civil society requesting access to public information and implement open government related policies such as on open data.