New Law on Access to Public Information:

New Law on Access to Public Information:

Building Confidence in Public Institutions

Transparency:

It refers to the dynamic flow of information of public interest that

allows stakeholders to make better decisions.

The act of the institutions must be transparent: access to

citizens, under public scrutiny.

Contributes to stable, efficient and fair markets.

Enables companies to better planning

Empowers citizens to ensure proper use of public funds.

Enables projects with better development designs

Helps identify deficient areas and best practices.

It facilitates the coordination between different public and cooperation from the private sector and civil society.

Importance for the economic and social development

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The Three Main Areas of Law

ACCESS TO INFORMATIO

NRight of

everyone to request public

information

ACCESS TO INFORMATIO

NRight of

everyone to request public

information

INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN

Create institutions and procedures to ensure their effectiveness

INSTITUTIONAL DESIGN

Create institutions and procedures to ensure their effectiveness

TRANSPARENCY

Duty of state institutions to

publish information on its managment

TRANSPARENCY

Duty of state institutions to

publish information on its managment

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What is it?

Those held by public bodies.

Regarding the use of public resources (still held by private authority).

In all types of documents, regardless of when it was made ..

It must be delivered as:

Complete Timely Truthful

Right of Access to Public Information

Public Information

Proactive

ReservedConfidential

Transparency: Proactive Information

Assigning and budget execution

Legal framework, procedures, services and requirements

Tenders and procurement

Grant programs and tax incentives

Statistics

Public Labor

Proactive Information• Mandatory

publication• Minimum

standard• Accessible by

multiple means

Limits on Access to Information

Classified Information

Public Interest

• Reserve must be justified: legal case and damage

• Deadline: 7 +5 years

• Reservation recods

Confidential Information

Public Interest

• Must be protected

• No deadline• Process for

change

Classified Information

Military secret plans(Art. 168 7º Cn.)

National defense and public safety

Diplonatic relations and negotiations

Any person’s life, health or safety

The deliberative process of public servants, pending a final decision.Prevention, investigation or prosecution of illegal acts.Strategies and state functions in judicial or administrative proceedings.Which can generate an undue advantage at the expense of another.

Confidential Information

The reference to the right to personal and family privacy, honor and reputation

The given as such by individuals to the required entities .

The professional secrets, commercial, industrial, fiscal, banking and trust.

ersonal data that require the consent of individuals for dissemination.

Principle of Maximum Disclosure

A guiding principle of the law in it’s maximum publicity (Art. 4) information held by public authorities are

unclassified, except as expressly provided by the law.

The law establishes the same prevalence (Art. 5) The Institution when in doubt about whether

information is public or subject to ONE of the exceptions, must enforce the criteria of advertising.

It also requires the officer to make a "harm test" to determine the information reserve.

Institute of Access to Public

Information

Institutional Design

Units of Access to Public Information

Information Officers

Appeal to ITAI

Procedures on how to access information

Procedures that guarantee access to information

Presented units of AIP. Orally or in writing Response within 10- 25

business days.

The reesolutions comes to: Deny access or lack of

reserve information. Incomplete, misleading or

inappropriate information Response within 21- 34

business days

Penalties

The ITAI imposes penalties depending on the seriouesness of the offense.

Are imposed on the public official with authority to make decisions.

The penality procedure action may be independent of access to information.

Infractions Penalties

Minor$ 224 – $

1792

Serious$ 2241 – $4033

Very serious

$4482 – $8964

Institute should develop technical guidelines for the management of the administrative records.

An institution should have an official file.

It promotes the use of technologies and adoption of international standards.

Records Management

Steps to follow

Force of law+ 30 days May 8, 2011

Regulation of commissioners election

+ 120 days September 5, 2011

Rule of law+ 120 days September 5, 2011

Appointment of information officers

+180 days November 4, 2011

Appointment of Commissioners+ 180 days November 4, 2011

Submit a request for information+ 365 days May 7, 2012

Publication of Proactive Information

+ 365 days May 7, 2012

File organization and operation+ 365 days May 7, 2012

One year of Vacatio Legis: preparation forimplementation

of the LTAIP

Evaluate the information produced by the Public Administration. Designate official information. Establish internal processes for managing

information. Develop criteria to implement reserves. Train officers and employees. Create units of information. Standardize file organization. Develop Proactive Information.

Where to start?

The different sectors of society should be involved in implementing the law: Learn to use the LAIP Monitor the compliance of the public entities. Participate in public affairs. Demanding respect towards the right of access to

information.

Proactive role of all sectors

Thank You.