{"id":16938,"date":"2019-05-13T14:08:27","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T14:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=16938"},"modified":"2021-04-05T17:37:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T17:37:59","slug":"event-to-debate-seven-years-of-the-law-on-access-to-information","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/event-to-debate-seven-years-of-the-law-on-access-to-information\/","title":"Event to debate seven years of the Law on Access to Information","content":"

On Thursday 16, the date when the Law on Access of Information became effective seven years ago, seven civil society organisations are holding an event entitled \u201c<\/span>Transpar\u00eancia a Sete Chaves<\/span><\/i>\u201d (Transparency under Lock and Key), in S\u00e3o Paulo. The seminar is free and will be held at the Get\u00falio Vargas Foundation in S\u00e3o Paulo (R. Itapeva, 432), from 7pm to 10pm.<\/span><\/p>\n

In order to participate\u00a0<\/span>subscribe using the online form<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>up to noon on the 16th.<\/span><\/p>\n

Twice during the evening, participants and speakers will debate progress and setbacks in information access in Brazil, from 2012 until now. At the end everybody will be invited to suggest ways of improving and defending this right. The programme is a draft and is subject to guests confirming attendance.<\/span><\/p>\n

As fundamental players in the development and approval of the Law on Access to Information, the organisations holding the event – Artigo 19, Abraji, Conectas Human Rights, Instituto de Governo Aberto, Open Knowledge Brasil, Rede Pela Transpar\u00eancia e Participa\u00e7\u00e3o Social (RETPS) and Transpar\u00eancia Brasil \u2013 consider keeping the debate on state transparency alive in the public arena, to be essential.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn a scenario like the current one, with frequent setbacks in public transparency and in compliance with the Law of Access, it is urgent and important to unite society around this subject and to develop strategies to deal with this, based on facts and dialogue.\u201d According to Conectas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Programme<\/b><\/p>\n

7pm to 8pm \u2013 7 years on, what is working and what is not working in information access?<\/span><\/p>\n

Several analyses and studies on information access in Brazil in recent years will be presented (active and passive transparency, accessibility of information and concealed transparency).<\/span><\/p>\n

Artigo 19 \u2013 \u201ce-sic + sigilos\u201d report, the result of a partnership with Instituto Governo Aberto and ICV<\/span>
\n<\/span>Abraji \u2013 Partial results of the report on the use of the Law on Access to Information by journalists <\/span>
\n<\/span>Transpar\u00eancia Brasil \u2013 Report on the efficiency of requests under this law at the local level and impact on social control by citizens <\/span>
\n<\/span>Open Knowledge \u2013 JUSTA<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fiquem sabendo \u2013 how to handle negative feedback on this law <\/span>
\n<\/span>RETPS \u2013 Report on compliance with this law at the state level <\/span>
\n<\/span>Federal Controller-General in S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Bottlenecks and solutions in information access<\/span><\/p>\n

8pm to 9pm \u2013 Challenges for information access: confidentiality versus privacy<\/span><\/p>\n

At this point, the main debates on the subject of confidentiality and privacy in the current scenario, will be presented, showing cases where access to information was violated and setbacks were seen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rafael Zanatta \u2013 An overview of the General Data Protection Law <\/span>
\n<\/span>Fernanda Campagnucci \u2013 Confidentiality and privacy from the perspective of the Law of Access to Information <\/span>
\n<\/span>Mediator: Camille Moura<\/span><\/p>\n

9pm to 10pm \u2013 How to react to setbacks and to work towards improving the law?<\/span><\/p>\n

Lastly, the public will be asked to participate in the discussion on ideas to improve and implement the Law of Access to Information and the work of civil society in reacting to setbacks.<\/span><\/p>\n