On October 25, the Department of International Law (DDI) participated in the 9th Technical Table on Access to Public Information of the Executive Branch, organized by Guatemala’s Presidential Commission Against Corruption (CPCC).

The purpose of this activity was to present the standards of the Inter-American Model Law 2.0 on Access to Information to the heads of 66 public information units of the Executive Branch, with emphasis on the role of the Information Officer, active and passive transparency, information classification, administrative sanctions and document management. A question and answer session with all participants was the second component of this meeting.

The presentation focused on exploring the key role played by information officers in the management of public information under Model Law 2.0, as they are interlocutors between the public and public authorities, in addition to bearing the responsibility of implementing and maintaining an adequate system of information management and dissemination within their respective institutions.

The event also included opening remarks by Mr. Óscar Dávila, Executive Secretary of the CPCC, who highlighted the way in which these Technical Tables have evolved and grown to have a robust audience that is interested in the issues presented and committed to promote the exercise of the right of access to information.

The Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman (PDH), the Secretariat for Access to Public Information (SECAI), ministries, secretariats, governorships and other dependencies of the Executive Branch also participated.

» To learn more about the DIL’s work on access to public information, click here.

» To view the Inter-American Model Law 2.0 on Access to Public Information, click here.