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The WeOpenGov project addresses the need to create a permanent multistakeholder civil society-government forum for open government. Fragmentary civil society participation in to the design, implementation and monitoring of public policy for open government is the main challenge. Another challenge is the mutual trust deficit among civil society and policy makers. Civil society organizations question the willingness of government agencies to cooperate while the later doubt about the CSO’s capacity to effectively contribute to their activities. Members of the Informal Network include Transparency International Greece, GFOSS, Vouliwatch, Open Knowledge Foundation Greece, HIGGS, Impact Hub Athens, Sci-Fi, Solidarity Now and KefiM. WeOpenGov purpose is to set up a permanent fully functional network of at least 25 CSO’s, 15 government agencies, 5 academic institutions, and 5 private companies. Members of the network will regularly convene and cooperate with one another to develop common activities in the context of Greece’s national Open Government Action Plans and beyond.