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5 December 2017
The Philippine Statistical Authority was one of the first to implement a Freedom of Information Program in the country.
The Philippine Statistical Authority's Freedom of Information (FOI) People’s Manual, submitted in November 2016, enabled the agency to process requests effectively and…
5 December 2017
In the United Kingdom, the passage of the Freedom of Information was a long and slow process.
Maurice Frankel of the Campaign for Freedom of Information, UK, shares his experience in working on the United Kingdom’s campaign for FOI since it was set up in 1984. Prior to the FOI Law, a statutory…
5 December 2017
India has made strides in providing right to information since 2005. Read more about freedom of information in the country.
Anjali Bhardwaj shared India’s experience with its Right to Information Act (RTI) which has been in place for 12 years. Passed in 2005, it is demanded, owned, used, and…
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.
5 December 2017
Read about the good practices of the Freedom of Information Program of the Philippines' Governance Commission on Government Owned and Controlled Corporations.
Established in 2011, the Governance Commission on Government Owned and Controlled Corporations is a relatively small organization comprising…
2 December 2017
Designed for wide public consumption, the Tax Policy Assessment Framework (TPAF) developed by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank is a framework for systematic and consistent assessments of all major tax sources. The goal is to provide solid analytical basis for design of policy options…
10 November 2017
This presentation stresses the need for more inclusive digital payment systems and digital financial systems, especially since over 1.6 billion people now comprise the formal economy.