EVENTS
WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO AND WHO WE’VE BEEN TALKING TO
Transparency and access to information in the COVID-19 era
Date: 25/02/2021 During the international response to COVID-19, a good part of the controversies has revolved around the handling of information: committee composition, hospital occupation, availability of breathing equipment, purchases from suppliers, deconfinement plans, tracking staff, vaccination plans, etc.
Council of Europe, Committee of Ministers- Thematic coordinator on Information Policy
Date:
17/11/2020
Access Info’s director Helen Darbishire participated in this videoconference meeting, where she called on all member states of the Council of Europe (47) to sign and ratify the Coe’s Convention on Access to Official Documents – the Tromsø Convention – with
Access to information and freedom of the media, OSCE
Date:
21/10/2020
The right to freedom of information is an integral part of the freedom of expression, which constitutes one of the essential foundations of a democratic society and is one of the basic conditions for its progress and development. OSCE participating States
Appearance of Helen Darbishire before the Catalan Parliament
Date:
16/10/2020
Access Info Europe’s director, Helen Darbishire, spoke before the Catalan Parliament on the Proposed Law for the Protection of Whistleblowers.
Access Info has carried out different actions calling for a state project to protect whistleblowers, as well as for a participatory
V International Transparency Congress
Date:
28/09/2020
The International Congress on Transparency and Right of Access to Public Information was founded in 2016 by the Complutense University of Madrid. Since then, the Legal Regulation and Digital Citizen Participation Research Group and the Association of Transparency Professionals (ACREDITRA)
Dataharvest Digital 2020
Date:
24/09/2020
How do freedom-of-information request websites function? Does it make sense for journalists to use them, and if yes, in which situations? What other resources can journalists find via such websites? For the EU, Germany and several other countries, websites are
OGP workshop with Spanish Regional Governments
Date:
11/09/2020
Workshop for the discussion of the commitments for the IV Open Government Plan proposed by the Spanish regional governments and the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces, coordinated by the Directorate General of Public Governance (DGGP), belonging to the Ministry
The exercise of the right of access to information in Spain, Access Info’s workshop for journalists
Date:
02/09/2020
Access Info and other specialists explain how to request information from public bodies and how to appeal in cases of total or partial rejection or refusal of the request, both to the Spanish Transparency Council and before the courts.
Helen Darbishire,