Global Access to Information Initiative – Reports

March 4, 2010
African Regional Findings and Plan of Action for the Advancement of the Right of Access to
Information (PDF)
Findings and plan of action issued by 130 participants from 20 countries throughout Africa, representing governments, civil society organizations, international and regional bodies and financial institutions, donor agencies and foundations, the private sector, media outlets and scholars, gathered in Accra, Ghana from February 7-9, 2010, under the auspices of The Carter Center, in collaboration with the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, the Media Foundation for West Africa, and Open Democracy Advice Centre, to advance the right of access to information.

April 28, 2009
Americas Regional Findings and Plan of Action for the Advancement of the Right of Access to
Information (PDF)
Plan of action issued by 115 participants from 18 countries in the Americas, representing governments, civil society organizations, international and regional bodies and financial institutions, donor agencies and foundations, the private sector, media outlets and scholars, gathered in Lima, Peru from April 28-30, 2009, under the auspices of The Carter Center, in collaboration with the Organization of American States, the Andean Commission of Jurists and the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, to advance the right of access to information in the region.

March 26, 2008
Atlanta Declaration and Plan of Action For the Advancement of the Right of Access to Information (PDF)
Declaration and plan of action issued by more than 125 representatives of government, civil society, media, private sector, international financial institutions, donors, and academics from 40 countries who participated in the Feb.27-29, 2008, global conference on the right of access to public information held at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Ga.

June 1, 2006
Access to Information: Jamaica (PDF)
Access to Information: Building a Culture of Transparency (Jamaica), June 2006, Atlanta, Ga..

April 1, 2006
El Camino Hacia el Derecho de Acceso a la Información Bolivia (PDF)
El Camino Hacia el Derecho de Acceso a la Información, Bolivia, El Programa de las Américas.

May 1, 2004
La Promocion de la Democracia a Traves del Acceso a la Informacion: Bolivia (PDF)
Acceso a la Informacion: Bolivia. (The Carter Center, May 2004.)

May 1, 2004
The Promotion of Democracy Through Access to Information: Bolivia (PDF)
A Carter Center publication. The Promotion of Democracy Through Access to Information.

Nov. 1, 2002
Access To Information: A Key To Democracy (PDF)
Overview of the role of access to information in strengthening democracy and combatting corruption including case studies.

Nov. 1, 2002
Acceso A La Informacion: La Llave Para La Democracia (PDF)
Los tiempos han cambiado. La conciencia publica sobre la corrupcion y sus efectos corrosivos ha incrementado de manera sustancial desde que en 1977 aprobe como ley el Acta de Practicas Corruptas en el Extranjero do los Estados Unidos, la cual prohibe el soborno a empleados de gobiernos extranjeros. Actualmente, muchos paises estan pasando leyes que combaten la corrupcion y aumentan la confianza publica en el gobierno. El acceso a la informacion es un elemento crucial del esfuerzo dirigido, a reducir la corrupcion, acrecentar la responsabilidad gubernamental ante el publico, y fortalecer la confianza entre el gobierno y los ciudadanos.

May 1, 1999
The Carter Center's Transparency Project
The Carter Center's Transparency Project by Dr. Shelley McConnell, associate director, Carter Center Americas Program.

May 1, 1999
Transparency in the Americas (PDF)
Report on the Latin American and Caribbean Program's "Transparency for Growth in the Americas" conference. Topics include: corruption, transparency, implementing international accords, civil society, and the role of the media.