Programme Content
The Core Four Day Programme Content
- World-view of the challenges and opportunities
- National Case Studies: drawing common lessons and shared obstacles to success
- Political Will, Organisational Culture and Leadership
- View from Information Commissioners: enforcement, implementation, training – creative solutions for the public service
- Government perspective on training: examples of measures taken by governments to help public servants to comply
- Records’ Management: tools – archiving; ICT
- Users’ Perspective: civil society and citizens
- Measuring Success: tools to help identify and meet standards
- Resource Constraints: how to overcome shortages of money and skills
- Voluntary/Proactive Disclosure: prioritizing disclosure; strategies for serving community needs; what to do when there is no legal requirement to disclosure (ie no ATI law)?
- Relationship with other laws: whistle-blowing protection; data protection; administrative justice; archive management
The programme contains a combination of:
- Keynote Think Pieces
- Plenary session presentations and/or panels
- Tutor Groups
- Problem-solving sessions: ‘peer-consultancy’ and/or developing in small groups an ‘ideal implementation strategy’
- Multi-media presentations.