Open Directory - Society: Issues: Government Operations: Freedom of Information
See also: - An international information-sharing network of organizations and individuals working to promote the right of access to information. Includes list of members, details of "Right to Know Day", news, events, and resources. - Study by Toby Mendel of UNESCO. Covers international standards and trends, features of an FOI regime, chapters on individual countries, and a comparative analysis. [PDF] - Information about the act, guides for organisations and information seekers, and the text of a review of the act carries out by PricewaterhouseCoopers. - Site of the official charged with overseeing compliance with the FOI act in Ireland. Includes details of the regulations, a list of public bodies, details of how to make an information request or a review by the commissioner, and decisions and court judgements related to the act. - A journal on Freedom of Information. Includes information for authors, and free full-text access to the online archive. - Software for creating freedom of information (FOI) and Access to Information (ATI) repositories. These repositories offer many options to researchers who use freedom of information. Includes a number of repositories for Canadian information. - A blog about information law, maintained by 11KBW’s Information Law Practice Group. - A global network that promotes access to information, participation, and justice in environmental decision-making. Includes background information, a blog, resources, and an events calendar. - Encyclopedia article about FOI laws around the world. - News and resource site that takes its name from a Dutch journalistic slang term meaning to obtain documents through Freedom of Information legislation. - A one-stop portal that describes best practices, consolidates lessons learned, explains campaign strategies and tactics, and links the efforts of freedom-of-information advocates around the world.
