The process is designed to attract strong candidates from a diversity of regions and backgrounds, leading to a balanced team of civil society members on the Steering Committee that are well-positioned to continue to provide strategic and effective leadership to OGP. The role of the OGP Steering Committee - consisting of nine representatives from government and nine from civil society - further described in the Articles of Governance - is “to develop, promote and safeguard the values, principles and interests of the OGP.
Mkutano huo ulijikita kwenye uwazi wa data barani Afrika mada mbalimbali ziliwasilishwa na baadhi ya wanazuoni muhimu katika uwanja huo wa data, miongoni mwao walikuwa Amadou Mahtar Ba wa Africa Media Initiative, Jay Bhalla wa the Open Institute na Alex Howard wa O’Reilly Media. Mkutano ulifunguliwa na Naibu Waziri wa Sheria na Mambo ya Katiba Angela Kairuki aliyetoa mada kuhusu uongozi wa serikali katika ushirikiano na Serikali Uwazi (Open Government Partnership) na vilevile hotuba kuu ya ufunguzi ilitolewa na January Makamba, Naibu Waziri wa Mawasiliano, Sayansi na Teknolojia.