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15 Abr 2015

Pressure mounts as two more MEPs question Commission on postal addresses policy

2020-02-14T14:00:25+01:00

Madrid/Brussels, 15 April 2015 – Two prominent defenders of EU transparency, MEPs Sophie In ’t Veld (Netherlands, Liberal) and Heidi Hautala (Finland, Greens), yesterday tabled a joint Parliamentary question calling on the European Commission to explain its policy of refusing to register access to documents requests if requesters do not provide a personal postal address as a form of identification. Access Info Europe welcomed the move by the MEPs, noting that the Commission has still not responded to an earlier question tabled by MEP Julia Reda (Germany, Pirate Party) on 27 January 2015, despite the 6-week deadline stipulated in the

Pressure mounts as two more MEPs question Commission on postal addresses policy2020-02-14T14:00:25+01:00
14 Abr 2015

Global civil society mobilise to put transparency at heart of UN development agenda

2020-02-14T14:00:35+01:00

Madrid, 14 April 2015 - Transparency, accountability and participation must be at the heart of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Financing for Development (FfD) agenda according to a position paper published today by the Transparency, Accountability and Participation in Post-2015 (TAP) Network, which was supported by Access Info Europe and 26 other civil society organisations from around the world. According to the TAP Network, a lack of transparent and accountable governance has cost developing and emerging economies $6.6 trillion USD (€5.5 trillion) over the past decade alone. The TAP Network paper, disseminated to all UN Missions on

Global civil society mobilise to put transparency at heart of UN development agenda2020-02-14T14:00:35+01:00
13 Abr 2015

Chiedi: Italy’s New FOIA Machine

2020-02-14T14:05:31+01:00

Madrid, 13 April 2015 - Access Info Europe welcomes the launch of the Italian version of the Alaveteli request platform, called “Chiedi” meaning simply “Ask!”. The following article was originally published in the European Journalism Observatory's website. An online platform that enables citizens and journalists to send automated freedom of information requests to public bodies in Italy has been launched by Italian non-governmental organisation, Diritto di Sapere (Right to Know). The platform, Chiedi (Ask), aims at making access to Italy’s public records and data easier, and at strengthening transparency and accountability in the country. Chiedi is a “Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) machine”: a tool which simplifies the bureaucracy

Chiedi: Italy’s New FOIA Machine2020-02-14T14:05:31+01:00
13 Abr 2015

Big Data Challenges: Sharing Experiences

2018-11-13T10:07:11+01:00

17 April 2015 (10:00h - 14:00h), Madrid, Medialab-Prado, Auditorio Access Info will take part to Los retos del Big Data a meeting and discussion between different organizations that work with big data in order to share experiences and challenges. The goal of this meeting is to put into contact all the professionals who work in the field of big data and create a space to share experiences and facilitate networking. The results of this debate will be the starting point to create a platform to experiment and learn about open data. Seats are limited: to see the full programme and to register

Big Data Challenges: Sharing Experiences2018-11-13T10:07:11+01:00
13 Abr 2015

Ranking de transparencia de las webs municipales de Madrid

2020-02-14T14:05:40+01:00

15 April 2015, Madrid,  Asociación de la Prensa de Madrid, Calle de Juan Bravo, 6 Victoria Anderica Caffarena will speak at the press conference organised by the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona to present the results of the Mapa Infoparticipa. This project aims at evaluating the transparency of the local governments portals in 6 comunidades autónomas: Cataluña, Madrid, Andalucía, Aragón, Canarias and Galicia. The other speakers will be Amparo Moreno Sardà,professo at the UAB and director of the Laboratorio de Periodismo y Comunicación para la Ciudadanía Plural (LPCCP), from where data for the Mapa Infoparticipa are processed Marta Corcoy Rius researcher of the LPCCP Juan Luís Manfredi Sánchez, professor of the Universidad de

Ranking de transparencia de las webs municipales de Madrid2020-02-14T14:05:40+01:00
13 Abr 2015

Europe-wide Lack of Transparency of Policing of Protests

2021-06-03T17:49:19+02:00

Madrid, 13 April 2015 - There is a serious lack of transparency about the use of various types of equipment during policing of protests according to Access Info Europe, following research conducted in 42 countries and territories across Europe by means of access to information requests. The research by the Madrid-based pro-transparency organisation aimed to get a comprehensive picture of the legal framework for and actual use of different types of equipment – including batons, shields, tear gas, and rubber bullets. This goal was frustrated by the fact that not one of the 42 countries surveyed provided full information to

Europe-wide Lack of Transparency of Policing of Protests2021-06-03T17:49:19+02:00
10 Abr 2015

Seeking Sign-ons for Letter to European Commission on Lobby Transparency

2018-11-13T09:47:18+01:00

The Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation (ALTER-EU), which Access Info participates in as a Steering Committee member, is seeking sign-ons from civil society organisations for a letter to European Vice-President Frans Timmermans, as part of our campaign to improve lobbying transparency in Brussels. The EU has a voluntary lobby register that covers the European Parliament and European Commission. The register is meant to tell us who the EU's lobbyists are; who they are working for; how much they spend on influencing policy; and what specific dossiers they lobby on. Yet the lobby register does not deliver real transparency,

Seeking Sign-ons for Letter to European Commission on Lobby Transparency2018-11-13T09:47:18+01:00
10 Abr 2015

Legal Leaks in Ankara

2020-02-14T14:05:46+01:00

10-11 April 2015, Ankara, Turkey Access Info Europe, in collaboration with UNESCO, is organising a two-days event in Ankara to present the Legal Leaks Toolkit and discuss how journalists can use the freedom of information right in their job. The first day will start with the keynote speech of Faruk Bildirici  (ombudsman for Hürriyet) on the legal and ethical difficulties of doing investigative journalism in Turkey. Bildrici's speech will be followed by a round table on the state of Turkish journalism titled  “Lifting the lid” – Accountability vs Impunity. Strategies for making in-depth journalism part of the Turkish media scene. The round table

Legal Leaks in Ankara2020-02-14T14:05:46+01:00
10 Abr 2015

Design of WJP Open Gov Index Skews Results

2018-11-13T09:46:34+01:00

Is this really a true picture of Open Government Worldwide? With evaluations such as "incredible", "rather amazing figure", and "missed opportunity", Dr Ben Worthy of LSE and Helen Darbishire of Access Info analyse the World Justice Project's Index 2015 and raise a series of important questions, including how accurate is the finding that 63 million people around the world asked for government information last year? Do 88% of Belarusians really get full responses to requests from government? Are 85% of Austrians aware of their (almost non-existent) FOIA law? Do 7% of Finns really pay bribes to get official information, the

Design of WJP Open Gov Index Skews Results2018-11-13T09:46:34+01:00
9 Abr 2015

WJP Open Government Index Raises Interesting Questions

2020-02-14T14:05:51+01:00

freedominfo.org | 09/04/2015 English – From a right of access to information perspective, a significant structural flaw in the World Justice Project Open Government Index is to have conflated this right with access to personal data, and other types of “information requests” such as obtaining information for local business purposes, information seeking by lobbyists and questions from journalists. Read more...

WJP Open Government Index Raises Interesting Questions2020-02-14T14:05:51+01:00
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