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5 December 2017
In India, the Right to Information Act (RTI) came after strong movement from the citizens for legislation. This presentation shares the country’s 12-year experience with its RTI, which was demanded, owned, used, and protected by the people.
5 December 2017
Records management helps citizens find requested information, identify the type of information that exists, and ensure the destruction of unwelcome information. This presentation provides useful information on processing freedom of information requests.
5 December 2017
To institutionalize the implementation of freedom of information effectively, it is important to list public authorities as a way of ensuring that these offices could not declare themselves as private entities to avoid their responsibilities under the right to information (RTI). This presentation…
5 December 2017
Revisiting practices on the preparation of freedom of information (FOI) is crucial. This presentation highlights the importance of recognizing the role of press officers in some countries and designating a nodal point within government to lead the implementation of FOI management.
5 December 2017
Future programs of the Philippines’ Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) are shared in this presentation. Key findings from the results of a rapid third-party survey on freedom of information implementation carried out by the PCOO in the last quarter 2017 are also discussed.
5 December 2017
Three common issues arise when dealing with personal exemptions: what constitutes personal data, fairness, and disclosure. This video from the UK Information Commissioner's Office shows where the specific provision of Section 40 of the England and Wales Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, which…
5 December 2017
Freedom of Information (FOI) implementation in the United Kingdom underwent many changes before it reached the state where it is today. This video from the Information Commissioner’s Office in the United Kingdom provides insights on the implementation of FOI from the regulator’s perspective, and…
5 December 2017
Tips are given by the Scottish Commissioner on how to better and more effectively implement freedom of information. The information is based on their own experiences and practices and was presented as an infographic.
5 December 2017
Data Protection Act (DPA) in the Philippines traces its history back to electronic Commerce and Cybercrime Acts. This presentation provides a brief history of the Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation in the Philippines. It also outlines recommendations from the Right to…
5 December 2017
Check my School (CMS) illustrates one possible way to faciliate freedom of information in the public sector. CMS is a participatory monitoring initiative for the education sector in the Philippines that allows users to access information about governance in public schools in the Philippines.