Conference "Proactive Transparency of Public Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina"
21/10/2014
Conference "Proactive Transparency of Public Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina"
Konferencija
Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Center for Social Research Analitika is organizing conference "Proactive Transparency of Public Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Next Step in Exercising the Right to Access Information”, which will be held in Hotel Europe Sarajevo, on October 21, 2014, starting from 9:30 a.m.
The legal framework on free access to information in Bosnia and Herzegovina stipulates that the information possessed by public authorities can only be accessed by submitting individual written requests. However, recent international standards in this area oblige public authorities not only to respond to individual requests, but to additionally publish certain categories of public information voluntarily.
The theme of this conference is the evolution of the right to access to information in the light of the growing recognition of proactive dimension of this right on international level, good practices of other countries and the initial steps Bosnia and Herzegovina made in this domain. The conference consists of presentations and panel discussions which will address key elements of proactive disclosure of information, including conceptual and legal bases, existing standards and trends in the world and the countries of the region, the challenges necessary to overcome on the road to proactive transparency as well as the institutional, social and economic benefits arising from the proactive disclosure of information of public importance.
Due to a limited number of available seats, those interested to participate should confirm their attendance before Tuesday, October 14, 2014.
Contact person: Nermina Vračo, email: nermina.vraco@analitika.ba; phone: +387 33 838 547
PANELISTS
Helen Darbishire, Access Info Europe
dr. Alen Rajko, Administrative Court in Rijeka
Stanojla Mandić, Office of the Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection (Serbia)
Eleanor Stewart, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK (TBC)
Dubravka Bevandić, MSc, Department for the Right to Access to Information, Information Commissioner Croatia
Adis Arapović, Centres for Civic Initiatives
Branislav Zimonjić, Ministry of Communications and Transport of BiH
Srđan Rajčević, Agency for Information Society of Republika Srpska
Working Language: Languages of BiH and English, translation provided.
Conference program available here.