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Commissioner or Ombudsman

Commissioner or Ombudsman. Nataša Pirc Musar, Information Commissioner Slovenia. Access to Public Information. 3 systems (regarding appeals): Courts (before that higher agencies - Croatia, Slovakia, Israel, Lithuania) Commissioners or Commissions

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Commissioner or Ombudsman

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  1. Commissioner or Ombudsman Nataša Pirc Musar, Information Commissioner Slovenia

  2. Access to Public Information • 3 systems (regarding appeals): • Courts (before that higher agencies - Croatia, Slovakia, Israel, Lithuania) • Commissioners or Commissions • Data Protection Authorities (Estonia, Latvia) • Ombudsman (or courts) • Only possible where FOI is a constitutional right

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  6. Commissioner or Ombudsman-pluses

  7. Access to Public Information • Does it matter who has the appeal powers and how strong they are? • YES AND NO (Pragmatical answer) • It depends on: • Mentality of people (are they used to secrecy or they “have guts” to ask) • Mentality of public officials • Level of democracy in the country (length and tradition play role)

  8. Access to Public Information • Does it matter how well Freedom of Information is implemented in the legal system of each country? • DEFINITELY YES • It depends on: • Whether FOI is in Constitution • Whether country has FOIA • Number of exceptions (type of exceptions) • Public Interest Test

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  11. Access to Public Information • Is there a correlation betweentransparency and corruption? • YES • More transparent the country, less corruption • Corruption Index 2005

  12. Source: http://www.transparency.org

  13. Source: http://www.transparency.org

  14. Source: http://www.transparency.org

  15. Access to public information and corruption • ThoughFOI is not enough to fight corruption • But it can be a tool • World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz on April11, 2006 puts "the media and freedom of information" at the heart of his anti-corruption agenda.

  16. www.ic-rs.si Thank you for your attention!

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