Work on the fourth Open Government Partnership National Action Plan (NAP) is well underway for completion late this year. Stakeholders not already engaged in the process will have a narrow window of time to comment on the draft.

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Given the dominance of COVID-19 in government activity over the last two years, it is clear that procurement for covid response and recovery has been conducted almost entirely outside of public scrutiny.

The public’s trust in Intelligence is precarious. Often collection of information is criticised for potential invasion of privacy but Intelligence done well supports good policy development and successful operational activity. Where this occurs, the role of intelligence goes unnoticed. Competence of intelligence is also indicated in the absence of failure.

The often toxic environment of social media and fake news needs to be countered by a trusted media. Perceptions of government influence on those outlets should not be part of the conversation.

Given the dominance of COVID-19 in government activity over the last two years, it is clear that procurement for covid response and recovery has been conducted almost entirely outside of public scrutiny.