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IDFI Discusses Improvements to Georgian Government Websites

On April 2, the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) met with public relations professionals from nearly 20 Georgian ministries to discuss the effectiveness of the governments electronic communication platforms. IDFI presented its research about the topic and identified strategies to improve the e-communication of public institutions. IDFI analyzed the e-participation mechanisms on the webpages of 23 Georgian public institutions, inc

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The Response of the Chancellery of the Government of Georgia to the Recommendations of the Civil Society

On March 22nd IDFI received a letter dated March 19th from the Chancellery of the Government of Georgia which contained a response to the recommendations of the civil society, which were sent to the Office of the Prime Minister from the CSOs on February 5th.

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E-Participation Mechanisms on the Web-pages of Public Institutions

IDFI (Institute for Development of Freedom of Information) has been monitoring 23 public institution web-pages as well as the web-site of the administration of the President of Georgia in the frames of project Development of e-Participation in Georgia. Monitoring was conducted according to the 2012 UN E-Government Survey and Evaluating the parameters of information transparency on the official web-pages of public institutions elaborated by IDFI in 2011. Project group devel

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E-Participation Mechanisms on the Web-pages of Public Institutions

1. April 2013 Author: Salome Chukhua Editor: Levan Avalishvili E-Participation Mechanisms on the Web-pages of Public Institutions IDFI (Institute for Development of Freedom of Information) has been monitoring 23 public institution web-pages as well as the web-site of the administration of the President of Georgia in the frames of project Development of e-Participation in Georgia. Monitoring was conducted according to the 2012 UN E-Government Survey and Evaluating the parameter

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Statement of Non Governmental Organizations on Batumi incident

Non-governmental organizations express concern over the fact of physical and verbal abuse of the GYLA employee by the head of the Adjara Police Main Division, Valerian Telia, on the Griboedov street in Batumi. The information on this incident was reported yesterday. We think that the actions of the head of the Adjara Police Main Division contained criminal elements. Based on the information available to us, we think that, unfortunately, we face a fact of covering up the crime and an at

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Sweden: EU data bill threatens transparency

By Nikolaj Nielsen BRUSSELS - Swedens ministry of justice says the EUs draft data protection law could upset the delicate balance between transparency and privacy in its own national law on access to documents. With a regulation there is a need to make it perfectly clear that member states may keep their national rules on access to documents, said David Torngren, an official at Swedens ministry of justice, in an email on Tuesday (19 March). Torngren described the

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Public information received from the Social Service Agency

Information received from the Social Service Agency, LEPL of the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, is already available on the web-site. The Agency has ignored request about state cultural events. The information provided about bonuses is incomplete, since the information is not given by months. Instead, only sums of bonuses of public officials are provided. In all the other cases the provided information is complete. As it became clear from the rec

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Public information received from the National Security Council of Georgia

Information received from the National Security Council of Georgia is already available on the web-site. The information provided about bonuses and reports on release of public information is incomplete, since the bonuses are not given by month, and the reports submitted to the Administration of the President of Georgia and the Parliament of Georgia are not provided. In all the other cases the provided information is complete. As it became clear from the received information, fr

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Different kinds of public information received from the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia

Information received from the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia is already available on the web-site. The agency ignored request about reports on release of public information. In all the other cases the provided information is complete. As it became clear from the received information, the general director of the Agency, Nikoloz Vacheishvili received bonus of 61 850 GEL in 2012. In September he received 12 500 GEL as a bonus, while in October

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The Process of the Reformation of the Labor Legislation

The draft law about the changes to be implemented in the organic law the Labor Code of Georgia that was created by the Ministry of Justice of Georgia was presented to the Parliament of Georgia. Before presenting it to the Parliament, the labor unions, unions of employers, representatives of the civil sector or the users of www.matsne.gov.ge had the opportunity to express their ideas or suggestions, a part of which was taken into consideration during the development of the draft law. We would

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