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The Government of Georgia will host the 5th OGP Global Summit in Tbilisi, Georgia, on July 17-19, 2018. The Summit will provide an excellent opportunity for leaders from OGP’s 76 participating countries, local governments, and beyond to exchange ideas on how they are making their governments more transparent, accountable, and responsive to citizens.

Please register for the Global Summit at www.ogpsummit.org and send your questions and/or feedback to summit@opengovpartnership.org.
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Thursday, July 19 • 09:30 - 10:30
Open Government Innovations by Africa

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Africa on average makes the most ambitious commitments in comparison to other regions, yet the Africa innovation story has not been told in full. The session provides an opportunity to showcase some great open gov innovations that have been created through collaboration between government and civil society. The collective efforts by reformers from both sides have seen these amazing innovations improving service delivery, curbing corruption and giving citizens the space and voice to hold government accountable.
Moderators
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Maureen Kariuki

Senior Regional Coordinator for Africa and the Middle East, Open Government Partnership
Maureen joined the Open Government Partnership in December 2014. Focusing on Africa and the Middle East. she supports civil society organizations to engage more meaningfully and effectively with the OGP and push for the delivery of open government reforms in their countries.Maureen... Read More →

Speakers
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Muhammad Sani Abdullahi

Budget and Planning Commissioner, Government of Kaduna State
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Eldrid Jordaan

Chief Executive Officer, GovChat
Founder & Chief Executive of GovChat, Eldrid Jordaan is the former Special Advisor to the Minister of Public Enterprises & currently serves as Digital Communications Advisor to various African Governments.
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Jessica Mukethe Musila

Executive Director, Mzalendo Trust
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Tarik Nesh-Nash

Co-Founder & Executive Director, GovRight
Tarik is following his passion for using technology for a better citizenry. He is the founder of the Moroccan-based ICT4Dev research center and technology startup "Software Centre", as well as previously working at Microsoft Seattle and Beijing, and with the Red Cross in Iraq. Tarik is an Ashoka fellow and a TedX speaker... Read More →

Thursday July 19, 2018 09:30 - 10:30 GMT+04
Funicular: Ballroom
  Emerging/Cross-Cutting Issues, Panel

Attendees (91)