TOP 25 Latest UNPAN DocumentsArticle Limit gopher://rss-net.sf.net/ http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ The Digital Convergence specifies the strategy and the actions aimed at the efficient utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the period 2007-2013. It is developed in compliance with relevant national and international strategies, taking especially into consideration particular strategic decisions, as described in the Greek Digital Strategy 2006-2013. The program has a strong regional character, as major part of the described actions and interventions concerns all of the 13 regions of Greece. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN034318.pdf Public Governance Policy/ Strategy Document Administrative Development Back office management Citizens-centred service delivery ICT infrastructure Information communication technology (ICT) Knowledge society Technology and innovation DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:48 GMT This Law deals with the freedom of the Press in Sweden and the right of the people to access public documents. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN040531.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:45 GMT The Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act, which entered into force on 30 June 2009, contains provisions that supplement the provisions contained in the Freedom of the Press Act on the right to obtain official documents. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN040530.pdf Analytical Document Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency Data Protection Act DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:45 GMT Ukraine ratified the Law on Nr. 52 Public Service on 1993. It is based on following principles: service to the people of Ukraine; democracy and the rule of law; humanism and social justice; priority of human and civil rights; professionalism, competence, initiative, honesty, dedication; personal responsibility for the execution of official responsibility and discipline; respecting the rights and legitimate interests of local and regional governments, enterprises, institutions, organizations and civil society institutions. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN040284.pdf Code of Conduct Ethics or Equivalent Civil service reform Civil service Public service professionalism DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:40 GMT Russia has ratified the law on Public and Civil service of Russian Federation with new amendments on 18th July 2009, and it is effective from 22 August 2009. The main principles of civil service are: prioritization of the rights and freedoms of citizens; 2) the unity of the legal and institutional foundations of the civil service of the Russian Federation; 3) equal access of citizens who speak the official language of the Russian Federation to the civil service regardless of gender, race, nationality, origin, property and official status, place of residence, attitude to religion, convictions; 4) professionalism and competence of civil servants; 5) the stability of the civil service; 6) availability of information on civil service. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN040282.pdf Code of Conduct Ethics or Equivalent Civil service reform Civil service Public service professionalism DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:40 GMT Belarus does not have a Code of Civil Service, but the principles and general guidelines are reflected in the Law on Public Service No. 204-3 from 14th June 2003. The principles of Civil service as outlined in the above law are: supremacy of the constitution; serving the population, legality, prioritizing human rights and freedom of speech, humanism and social justice, unity of civil service system, transparency, professionalism and competence of civil servants, accountability of public officials, personal responsibility for failure or improper performance of their official duties, accessibility, stability of public service in order to ensure continuity of power. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN040279.pdf Code of Conduct Ethics or Equivalent Civil service reform Civil service Public service professionalism DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:40 GMT This document stipulates that any person has the right to information from bodies of public authorities, including state bodies, local and regional governments, and legal and other persons vested with public powers. Requests can be either oral or written. Public authorities are required to respond to requests within 15 days. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039808.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Citizen participation Access to and freedom of information DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:32 GMT The effect of this Federal Law applies to the relations associated with providing users with access of information about the activities of state bodies and local authorities. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039782.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:31 GMT The Federal Act aims to regulate the relationships arising at execution of the right for search, obtaining, transfer, production and distribution of information; application of information technologies; provision of information protection. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039781.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency Data Protection Act DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:31 GMT This Act applies to such activities as are conducted by administrative agencies unless otherwise provided by or pursuant to statute. For the purposes of this Act, any central or local government body shall be considered to be an administrative agency. A private legal person shall be considered to be an administrative agency in cases where such person makes individual decisions or issues regulations. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039763.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:31 GMT This Law shall establish the procedure of obtaining, processing, and disseminating public information and the rights, obligation and liability of public information producers, disseminators, owners thereof, journalists and institutions regulating their activities. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039762.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:31 GMT The purpose of this Law is to ensure that the public has access to information, which is at the disposal of institutions or which an institution in conformity with its competence has a duty to create. This Law determines uniform procedures by which private persons are entitled to obtain information from an institution and to utilize it. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039760.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:31 GMT The Act 50/1996 applies to State and municipal administration. Furthermore, the Act applies to the activities of private parties insofar as they have been assigned official power to take decisions regarding individual rights or obligations. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039759.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:30 GMT The objective of the Act 596 of 24 June 2005 is to establish a uniform minimum set of rules for the commercial and non-commercial re-use of documents and data collections held by public sector bodies. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039758.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:30 GMT On the submission of the Ministry of Justice, the Decree on the Openness of Government Activities and on Good Practice in Information Management is enacted on the basis of sections 18 and 36 of the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, given on 21 May 1999 (621/1999). http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039757.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:30 GMT The Act on the Openness of Government Activities implemented the right of access to information in official documents in the public domain. The right of access to information was extended to all those exercising public authority irrespective of their organizational form. The new Act also codifies the most central provisions on secrecy. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039756.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:30 GMT On Chapter 2 - Basics Rights and Liberties - of Finland's Constitution, is mentioned that everyone has the freedom of expression. Freedom of expression entails the right to express, disseminate and receive information, opinions and other communications without prior prevention by anyone. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039755.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency Freedom of Information Act DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:30 GMT The Act number 572 says that any person may ask to see documents received or issued by an administrative authority in the course of its activity - subject to the exceptions in Sections 7-14 of the same Act. An administrative authority may allow wider access to documents unless this is prohibited under the rules on secrecy, etc. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039754.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:30 GMT Internal Instructions for use of the Act No 211/2000, which determines that the citizens from Slovakia can demand information from state institutions, organizations, municipalities, individuals and legal entities financed by the public budget. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039748.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:30 GMT The law number 211/2000 determines that the citizens from Slovakia can demand information from state institutions, organizations, municipalities, individuals and legal entities financed by the public budget. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039747.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:30 GMT RIGHT TO INFORMATION The Constitution of Cyprus refers to the right to receive and impart information without interference by any public authority. CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT (Consultation and Participation) The Cypriot constitution provides for the right to address, individually or jointly, written requests or complaints to any competent public authority and to have them attended to and decided expeditiously (Articles 29 & 146) OTHER FACTORS OF CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT The constitution also provides for the following rights and freedom: movement (Art. 13), speech and expression (Art.19), peaceful assembly, association, including the right to form and to join trade unions (Art. 21), to strike (Art. 27), individually or jointly with others, to address written requests or complaints to any competent public authority (Art. 29) and to vote (Art. 31). Art. 86 states that Greek and the Turkish Communities respectively shall elect from amongst their own members (elections shall be by universal suffrage) a Communal Chamber. The Communal Chambers, having legislative powers on matters pertaining to the community and meetings open to the public, are provided for in the constitution (Articles 87 - 110). http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039703.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Citizen participation Legal and regulatory framework Constitution reform constitutions DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:26 GMT This law determines free and unimpeded access of persons to any information of public interest. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039554.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:23 GMT The Law on Access to Information provides the citizens in Republic of Moldova with access to the administrative documents. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039550.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:23 GMT The basic instrument governing the rules on access to Public Information in Poland. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039548.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:22 GMT The Act was created in order to ensure the country's competitiveness and sustainable development of new knowledge and its application based on the strengthening, in particular the research and development and application of new knowledge to set up adequate and predictable financing, and related enforcement of social interests. http://workspace.unpan.org/sites/internet/Documents/UNPAN039544.pdf Law/ Regulation/ Amendment Access to and freedom of information Citizen participation Development management E-information management Freedom of Information Act Public administration Transparency DESA/ DPADM Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:14:22 GMT