Online event: Lessons from co-creating the fourth Open Government Action Plan

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Join the SCDC and Scotland’s Open Government Team to explore Scotland’s approach to its fourth Open Government Action Plan.

Open government is a global movement centred around people coming together to explore how the relationship between communities and government can be more open, participatory, inclusive, and accountable.

SCDC has supported this latest co-creation process, working with partners to hear community perspectives around trust in government. We also worked to bring together third and public sector colleagues to discuss the themes of the next Open Government Action Plan.

Held during Open Government Week, this event will be a chance to learn about the design and delivery of the co-creation process, as colleagues reflect on engaging with equalities and lived experience organisations, and wider civil society.

We will also hear from Scotland’s Civil Society Chair and Scottish Government’s Open Government team about their vision for Action Plan 2026 - 2030.

 

Thursday 21st May 2026, 2pm - 3pm, online

 

Open Government National Action Plan Co-Creation Event

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19th May 9.30am – 1pm at Townhead Village Hall, Glasgow

 
 

Creating Hope Together 2025-26 - sign up for training and shared learning session

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We’re delighted to invite you to a face-to-face training and shared learning session for the Creating Hope Together community-led action research programme, which will take place on Wednesday 29th April (10am-3pm) at The Studio in Glasgow.

Our current plan is for the day to begin with an engaging session on analysis (specifically thematic analysis (TA) of qualitiative interview data). You’ll get to try a bit of light TA and discuss how the approach might be useful for your research.

After lunch, provided by the Studio, the afternoon will then consist of a shared learning session where you’ll get to hear from one or two research projects from this year’s work and then share and learn from your own and other’s experiences and learning so far.

Full details

Venue: The Studio, 67 Hope St, Glasgow G2 6AE (See map and directions).

Date and times:

  • Wednesday 29th April 2026 10am-3pm

Sign up

Please could you sign up for the training using this form. Everyone attending should fill the form in.

Please sign up by Monday 6th April so we can get everything in place for the day.



Open Government Follow-on session - 23rd March 2026

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Please register your interest in attending this event

 
 

Date: Monday 23rd March 2026, 10am - 1pm
Location: Atlantic Quay, Glasgow (further details will be provided)

This event follows a series of online discussions which have explored the different theme of the action plan, some of which you may have attended.  

This in-person session is designed to pull together these discussions and explore the actions we can undertake as part of the co-creation process but also look ahead across the five years of the plan.

Please note that spaces at this event will be limited. Please hold the date in your diary and we will confirm you have a place by close-of-play Wednesday 18th March 2026.

 

Open Government Feedback session

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Register your interest in attending a further Open Government Scotland feedback session.

At this online event you will hear what has happened with your input so far, what is planned, and where there will be an opportunity for you to share your feedback on the process.

Further details will shared in due course.