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Resources Year '2005'

The authors of this book try to achieve two goals. On the one hand, to provide for a detailed and useful overview of EC and Member State legislation in the field of access to information. On the…
The Italian language version of the mandated report on national implementation of the Convention will be presented at the second Meeting of the Parties to the Convention, in May 2005. A translation…
Though freedom of information laws grant the general public rights to access government information, many citizens do not know how to use them and often journalist act as intermediaries between the…
This synthesis report has been prepared primarily on the basis of the nationalimplementation reports submitted by Parties to the Convention and will be presented to the second meeting of the Parties…
In February 2005, the government of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, proposed an ordinance to control the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops. The ordinance aims to prevent…
This discussion paper on World Bank-civil society engagement by the civil society members of World Bank-Civil Society Joint Facilitation Committee explores the opportunities for more meaningful,…
OECD's work in the area of governance and capacity development is carried out primarily through its Network on Governance (GOVNET), an international forum that brings together practitioners of…
ICEL is an independent non-governmental organization that specializes in research and capacity building, advocacy and community empowerment to accomplish the principle of Good Sustainable Development…
Demos is an independent international think-tank which aims to create an open resource of knowledge and learning that operates beyond traditional parties, identities and disciplines. Based in the…
This website examines advocating the adoption of Freedom of Information (FOI) law through a strategy of gaining broad support for the underlying principle of transparency in government. This broader…