This information site about the Principality of Andorra demonstrates the use of webcam technology. Strategically placed cameras ('webcams') scan the countryside or urban settlements around…
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) protects people from the mismanagement of chemicals. GHS classifies chemicals according to their hazard and provides…
On 28 September 2002 Freedom of Information organizations from various countries around the globe meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria, created a network of Freedom of Information Advocates (FOIA Network) and…
The FOIA Network was formed to meet the need to exchange information between NGOs working actively in the freedom of information area and to facilitate the development of common projects. The FOIA…
The U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law ensuring public access to U.S. government records. FOIA carries a presumption of disclosure; the burden is on the government to substantiate why…
This pilot survey monitoring freedom of information was conducted in Armenia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Peru and South Africa, and involved the submission of 100 information requests to 18 different…
This site is available to individuals and organizations associated with the United Nation's Department of Public Information. NGOs are invited to register in order to publish any information…
In an effort to make events relating to civil society at United Nations Headquarters more accessible to a broader public, the NGO Section of the UN DPI launched an interactive web site highlighting…
In 1997 the Department commissioned research to obtain information on the nature and extent of public participation exercises across local government.(Original source: http://www.rmd.odpm.gov.uk/…
In Fiji, the right to freedom of information appears in the Constitution as the “freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas” – which is part of the right to freedom of expression.…
