Madrid/Luxembourg, 17 October 2013 — In a case brought by Access Info Europe, the European Court of Justice today rejected arguments by the Council of the European Union that it should be able to keep secret the identities of Member States making proposals in the context of negotiations on future EU legislation. This is the […]
Guest post by David Banisar, Article 19 This week in New York at the UN General Assembly meetings on the future of the Millennium Development Goals, the call for “revolution” has been heard throughout the rooms and halls of the United Nations and in the cafés, hotels, and bars nearby. Fortunately for the world leaders […]
Guest post by Lydia Medland, Freedom of Information Advocates Network (FOIAnet) Coordinator. Over the last 10 years the right of access to information, or “freedom of information”, has spread exponentially. Laws have been passed in over 40 countries recognising that citizens have a right of access to information, international courts have ruled that citizens […]
World Bank contracts will be available online as part of a global initiative to fight corruption and get governments to disclose their deals with private companies. In Johannesburg this week for the first Open contracting initiative meeting, Sanjay Pradhan, vice-president of the World Bank Institute said the organisation would “walk the talk”, ensuring its own contracts are disclosed […]
On Tuesday, I participated in a live debate hosted by Google and the Guardian on data censorship, foreign aid and international development. The event was plugged as looking at the role data has to play in policy making and transparency around international development and foreign aid, including an opportunity to explore some datasets and “bring […]
Last night a live debate was hosted by the Guardian and Google on data censorship, foreign aid and international development. Moderated by Data Store editor Simon Rogers, the panel included: Douglas Alexander, Labour MP Rachel Rank, Publish What You Fund Salil Tripathi, Director of policy at the Institute for Human Rights and Business Ian Goldin, Director of […]
