BC Information Summit explores "Open Government – What works and what doesn't"
September 5th, 2006 12:00am
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Friday September 29
The Theatre at UBC Robson Square Campus
Vancouver, BC
BC's Freedom of Information Act, passed in 1992, was designed to make BC's government more open and accountable. That was the theory then; what is the reality today? Has FOI really made the government more transparent and accountable? Has it empowered citizens? Is government really more open than it was fourteen years ago?
The first BC Information Summit brings together academics, legal experts, journalists, present and past elected officials and experienced Freedom of Information requesters from every sector of society. Together, they shall explore the challenges and solutions of creating an open government and a free flow of information to the public.
For agenda, speaker and ticket information Click Here
EARLY BIRD PRICES APPLY UNTIL SEPT. 18.
Friday September 29
The Theatre at UBC Robson Square Campus
Vancouver, BC
BC's Freedom of Information Act, passed in 1992, was designed to make BC's government more open and accountable. That was the theory then; what is the reality today? Has FOI really made the government more transparent and accountable? Has it empowered citizens? Is government really more open than it was fourteen years ago?
The first BC Information Summit brings together academics, legal experts, journalists, present and past elected officials and experienced Freedom of Information requesters from every sector of society. Together, they shall explore the challenges and solutions of creating an open government and a free flow of information to the public.
For agenda, speaker and ticket information Click Here
EARLY BIRD PRICES APPLY UNTIL SEPT. 18.
