www.opengovernmentrecords.net

 

 

Jamacia

 

 

Canada

Right to Know Week 2009, National Townhall Meeting

From September 28^th to October 2^nd, 2009, in Ottawa, a series of events was organized by the Office of the Information Commissioner to mark "Right to Know" week. The purpose of Right to Know (RTK) Week is to raise awareness about people's right to access government information while promoting freedom of information as essential to both democracy and good governance.

The first session on September 28^th was a National Town Hall to examine Citizens' Engagement and State Accountability. Among the speakers were Lisa Campbell (Interim Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada), Suzanne Legault (Interim Commissioner, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada), David Akin (National Affairs correspondent for Canwest News Service), Ben Leapman (Sunday Telegraph, UK), David McKie (CBC investigative journalist), Kerry Pither (Human rights and civil liberties advocate), Jeff Sallot (Carleton University journalism instructor), and Jennifer Bell (VisibleGovernment.ca).

United States

PBS History Detectives

Open Gov: The Movie

First Amendment Center's National FOI Day (March 15, 2009)

The Bechner Center For Freedom of Information, University of Florida, Overview.

 

United Kingdom

 

United Kingdom - Scotland

 

Five Years of Freedom of Information in Scotland from Scottish Information Commissioner

 

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

 

This quote is from the video. The speaker is directing his comments to public servants.

"The request must be made in a recorded format. For example, a tape, an email, a letter, or even a text message. The person requesting the information does not need to tell you that it is a freedom of information request. All they have to do is request the information. You don't need to know why they want the information nor do you need to be certain that the person requesting it is genuine.  A request for information may come in from any part of the institution and from anywhere in the world "

 

India

Hum Log' discusses the functioning of the Right to Information Act. Also joining the discussion is Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah and RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal. 'Hum Log' discusses the functioning of the Right to Information Act. Also joining the discussion is Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah and RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal.

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Italy

(link)

Cayman Island