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In July 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Committee confirmed that the right to freedom of expression enshrined in Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights includes the right of access public information. [12] At the European Union level, Article 42 of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights establishes the ...
Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments and, where applicable, by state and local governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making. [1]
Access Info Europe is a Madrid-based group that campaigns for access to information in Europe. It was formed in June 2006 by experts in access to information, with the aim of promoting the right of access to information in Europe. Access Info is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization.
IDABC stands for Interoperable Delivery of European eGovernment Services to public Administrations, Businesses and Citizens.. IDABC was a European Union Program launched in 2004 that promoted the correct use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for cross-border services in Europe.
The Directive is an attempt to remove barriers that hinder the re-use of public sector information throughout the Union. The PSI Directive was amended again in 2019, becoming the Open Data Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1024 on open data and the re-use of public sector information), which entered into force on 16 July 2019. [4]
On April 21, 2021 it was consolidated to the data.europa.eu portal, together with the European Data Portal: a similar initiative aimed at the EU Member States. Public data can be used and reused for commercial or non‑commercial purposes. The portal was a key instrument of the EU open data strategy. By ensuring easy and free access to data ...
CORDIS is managed by the Publications Office of the European Union, on behalf of the European Commission's research Directorates-General and Agencies. CORDIS was created in 1990 following a Communication of the commission for the implementation of an RTD information service (SEC(1988)1831).
The UNECE Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, usually known as the Aarhus Convention, was signed on 25 June 1998 in the Danish city of Aarhus. It entered into force on 30 October 2001. As of March 2014, it had 47 parties—46 states and the European Union. [1]