A survey on the implementation of the Right of Access to Information Act shows that over 50 per cent of requests for information addressed to government institutions were not responded to in accordance with procedure. The results of the survey, conducted by the non-governmental organisation GONG from May to September this year on a sample…
Tag: Access to information
Drive launched to inform public of Law on Right to Access Information
Transparency International Croatia (TIH) and the nongovernmental organisation GONG will carry out between September 9 and October 15 a national drive called “We have the right to know”, aimed at informing citizens about the Law on the Right to Access Information and prompting public authorities to put more effort in informing the public. ZAGREB, Sept…
Implementation of freedom of information act
Croatia adopted Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in late 2003 as a result of NGO coalition “Citizens have a right to know” advocacy campaign. However, implementation of FOIA in Croatia was questionable due to insufficient experience, education as well as inadequate capacity of administrative staff responsible for enforcement. Croatia adopted Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)…
Code of good practice for consultations of state and civil society in adopting legislation and other general acts
Representative of GONG participated in drafting this Code of Good Practice during 2007 and 2008 organized by Government‘s Office for NGOs. Drafting of this Code is one of the priority measures of the Action Plan of National Strategy for Inciting Development of Civil Society. Representative of GONG participated in drafting this Code of Good Practice…
Enforcement of the Freedom of Information Act
During autumn 2005, GONG has developed a methodology and an action plan in order to explore the enforcement of the right to information access. 22 citizen applicants were chosen as well as 105 public institutions to which requests for information were sent. During autumn 2005, GONG has developed a methodology and an action plan in…
Law on Data Secrecy and Law on Informational Security
During 2006 Croatian Office for National Security issued Dana Secrecy Act proposal which was adopted by Croatian Government and sent to parliamentary procedure. During 2006 Croatian Office for National Security issued Dana Secrecy Act proposal which was adopted by Croatian Government and sent to parliamentary procedure. GONG has protested against the proposal because of several…