Resources Year '2007'
On this page are Guardian articles on freedom of information issues, and a practical guide to the UK Freedom of Information Act aimed at the general public.
Capacity Global's introduction to the Aarhus Convention places emphasis on the Convention's potential to provide socially excluded communities with the tools they need to influence and challenge…
A lecture with slides by Simon Parker who is a Senior Researcher at the Think Tank Demos. He discusses whether the private sector is capable of creating more democratic public services. The lecture…
ENGAGE is an international business-led campaign that aims to increase the quality and extent of employee engagement in the development of healthy and sustainable communities. ENGAGE helps to build…
Public sector information underpins a growing part of the economy and the amount is increasing at a dramatic pace. The driver is the emergence of online tools that allowpeople to use, re-use and…
This article covers the release of "The Power of Information", a report commissioned by the UK Government and written by Ed Mayo, chief executive of the National Consumer Council, and Tom Steinberg,…
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 all UK public authorities, including NERC, must adopt and maintain a Publication Scheme stating: the types (classes) of information it publishes, or intends…
This Research Group is focused on environmental governance, particularly from the perspective of the participation of hard-to-reach, disadvantaged and disenfranchised groups. The research undertaken…
The Civic Trust is the United Kingdom umbrella body for over800 civic societies. Civic societies are voluntary organisations promoting high standards of planning, conservation and regeneration for…
The e-citizen National Project is working with local authorities to identify how to promote e-services to local citizens. This website contains details of the research programme and proof of concepts…
