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.

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 details the phases it had gone through and how FOI has evolved over the years.

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 exempts public authorities from disclosing personal information and gives specific conditions under which this exemption is granted, was discussed.

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.

The Duterte administration in the Philippines highlights the importance of the Freedom of Information program as it pursues transparency, openness, and accountability in government. In the first year since its implementation, one can already list its achievement highlights and priority programs for 2018.

To promote better development, information sharing is a default practice that both ADB and the Government of the Philippines aim to promote and integrate into its internal culture. ADB, through its Philippine Country Office and Governance Thematic Group, acknowledges the need for combined efforts to push for the continuation and operationalization of freedom of information (FOI) work, particularly beyond its current scope and into the sphere of local government.

In the one year that the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) has been the lead agency in implementing Executive Order No. 2 in the Philippines, it has managed to set some of the groundwork required in execution of the freedom of information (FOI) program. The online tools, exceptions, and manuals that were created provided the initial framework needed for adoption and implementation within agencies, which also led to the creation of incentive schemes such as performance-based bonus for having the FOI Manual in the agency’s transparency seal.