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Stronger Together: Civic Tech and Open Government in Asia

Partners across Asia who works on open government/parliament — how have you been? With the 2025 OGP Global Summit around the corner, we thought this is the perfect moment to gather online, catch up, and exchange ideas. Summits are often busy and it’s hard to have deeper conversations there, so let’s take this chance to connect as a community. --------------------------------- Date: September 23 Time: 13:00 (Jakarta) / 14:00 (Taipei) Duration: 90 minutes Format: Online (Google Meet link will be provided after registration) --------------------------------- :bulb: About the Gathering This is a community-led meetup, and our aim is to create an open and informal space where peers from across Asia can: Share inspiring community-driven stories from Indonesia and Taiwan on how technology supports transparency and accountability Reflect on current challenges and opportunities in your own contexts Strengthen ties and explore possibilities for collaboration as we head toward 2025 and beyond :round_pushpin: What to Expect Opening: Highlights of OGP summit and engagement. - Shreya Basu, Chief, Country & Local Program Part 1: Case Sharing and Discussion Citizen Strategies and data tools for Detecting Fraud in Public Procurement / Almas Sjafrina, Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) Building Public Infrastructure to Track Budget Freezes and Cuts in the Legislature / James Kan, Citizen Congress Watch (CCW), Taiwan Part 2: Regional Dialogue Sharing experiences, surfacing challenges, exploring collaboration. Ｗelcome to bring your own projects and experiences to share with the group. :people_holding_hands: Who We Are This online gathering is initiated by civic tech and open government communities in Taiwan, Wikimedia Taiwan (Digital Democracy Team). We warmly invite partners across Asia to join us in exchanging ideas on open government and open parliament, and to work together toward our shared goals.