This paper looks at the relationship between the design of a law which aims to give individuals a right to access information held by public authorities, i.e. a right to information (RTI) law, and the...
In the last 20 years, there has been a massive growth in the number of national laws giving individuals the right to access information held by public bodies (right to information or RTI laws). The number...
This regional dialogue : advancing access to information in Middle East and North Africa (MNA), supporting coalitions and networks newsletter includes the following headings: summary of the workshop access...
This regional dialogue : advancing access to information in Middle East and North Africa (MNA), supporting coalitions and networks newsletter includes the following headings: summary of the workshop access...
This paper is about efforts to amend the legal framework for the right to information, with a particular focus on access to information (ATI) laws. It looks at the main substantive issues such reform attempts...
The broadcast media, radio and television, have a unique and particular role to play both in enhancing governance and accountability and in giving voice to poor and marginalized communities. Broadcast...
Between 2000 and 2003, the World Bank Institute (WBI) and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) collaborated on a series of projects to foster a better relationship between Parliament and the...
Coined at the dawn of the scientific age, Bacon's aphorism has taken on new meaning today, when government agencies have at their disposal massive amounts of information about nearly every aspect of modern...