The first Open Government Day in Macedonia will be organized on March 21, 2012 (Hotel Holiday Inn, Millennium II Conference Room) by MISA, World Bank and UNDP.
The organizers invite you to participate in the Open Government Day and actively contribute to the Open Government Initiative of the Republic of Macedonia within the framework of the global Open Government Partnership.
Download the new Open Government Draft-Action plan (in Macedonian)
The Open Government Day includes two sessions:
1. Morning Session on Open Government, hosted by the Ministry of Information Society and Administration (10:00-13:30).
Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on Macedonia Open Government Partnership (OGP) National Action Plan. This session will help share international experience with Open Government and OGP and provide feedback on the draft OGP Action Plan.
2. Afternoon Session on Open Data, hosted by the World Bank (14:00-16:00).
Opening up Government Data in Macedonia: Lessons from the International Experience and the Way Forward. This session will focus on learning from international experience on open data and discussing possible ways forward in Macedonia with local experts and stakeholders.
Morning session:
10:00 – 10:30 Opening Keynote Panel Ivo Ivanovski, Minister of Information Society and Administration (chair)
Panelists:
Lilia Burunciuc, Country Manager, World Bank
Ambassador Christopher Yvon, United Kingdom
Oleg Petrov, Program Coordinator, World Bank
10:30 – 10:45 Macedonia’s Open Government Initiative (MISA rep) Marija Nikoloska
10:45 – 11:25 UK Experience and other International Best Practice in Open Government (including 10 mins Q&A) Andrew Stott Member, UK Transparency Board (former Director for Transparency and Deputy UK CIO)
11:15 – 11:45 Open Government Partnership – a global view (including 10 mins Q&A)
Jeff Kaplan Senior Consultant on Open Government, World Bank
11:45 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 – 12:20 Macedonia’s Open Government Action Plan presentation (MISA rep) Irena Bojadzievska
12:20 – 12:55 Discussion and Q&A
12:55 – 13:00 Closing Remarks MISA rep
13:00 – 14:00 Cocktail
14:00 Welcome remarks by Marija Nikoloska, MISA and Oleg Petrov, WB
14:10 UK and EU experience in Open Data by Andrew Stott
14:40 US and other International experience in Open Data by Jeff Kaplan
15:00 Opportunities and Challenges for Opening up Government Data in Macedonia, Dimitar Trajanov, Dean of FINKI
15:30 Open Discussion on Ways Forward for an Open Data Initiative in Macedonia (moderated by Irena Bojadzievska and Vasko Kronevski)
15:55 Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Metamorphosis, Foundation for Internet and society is an Open Development Technology Alliance member from Macedonia.

