Access to Information in UK Law
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Maori access to information technology
The extent of Internet access is a key indicator of the Maori people’s ability to use information technologies for social, e‐commerce and e‐government communication. The key findings from national ...
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Libraries' role in equalizing access to information
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to address the question of what libraries can do to help narrow the digital divide that causes unequal access to information. Design/methodology/approach: Thi...
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Access to information in Benin: a case study
Transparency is nowadays at the top of the agenda for most governments. The number of countries that have adopted a law on access to administrative documents is on the rise. Access to information l...
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Asynchronous social search as a single point of access to information
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present asynchronous social search as a novel and intuitive approach to search for information in which people collaborate to find the information they are ...
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Reconciling access to information and political party funding in Malawi: a comparative analysis of legislation
Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to assess the similarities and differences between the Political Parties and the Access to Information Acts in Malawi. While political parties are largely fun...
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Face to Face: videophones and equality of access to information for deaf people in Cheshire
Jill Nixon begins by describing a project to exploit new techniques to provide equal access to information services for people with hearing disabilities, comparing the use of Minicoms and videophon...
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Freedom of access to information and freedom of expression: the Internet as a tool for global social inclusion
This paper explores how the relationship between freedom of access to information and freedom of expression is expressed across the international library community. Specifically, it analyses this r...
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Leadership and political will for implementation of the access to information (ATI) Act (2016) in Kenya
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of leadership and political will towards successful implementation of an access to information (ATI) legislation. Design/methodo...
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“You Got to Have FAIFE”: The Role of Free Access to Information and Freedom of Information
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a discussion of the activities carried out to promote intellectual freedom as a human right. Design/methodology/approach: Focuses on the work of FA...
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Understanding cultures, and IFLA's Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) core activity
Purpose: Aims to explore an alternative approach to library and information service in multicultural communities, based on the principles of IFLA's Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of E...
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