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Tuesday 29th September 2009

 

Open Government

Chair:  Hans Gammeltoft-Hansen, Parliamentary Ombudsman for Civil and Military Administration in Denmark 
 
09.00 - 10.00 Session 1:
 
Open Government - The EU Experience
  P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, The European Ombudsman 
   
  President Obama`s Open Government
  Melanie Pustay, Director, Office of Information Policy, Department of Justice, US 
   
10.00 - 10.30 Break
   
10.30 - 12.00 Session 2:
 
FOI Legislation and Public Official`s Attitudes towards Access to Information
  Moderator: Emily O’Reilly, Information Commissioner, Ireland 
   
  Panelists:
 
  • Dr. Joanne Caddy, Counsellor OECD 
  • Hans-Gunnar Axberger, Parliamentary Ombudsman, Sweden
  • Dr. Andras Jori, Commissioner for Data Protection and FOI, Hungary
  • Juan Pablo Olmedo, President of the Chilean Council for Transparency, Chile  
12.00 - 13.30 Lunch 
   
13.30 - 14.30 Session 3:
 
Access to the MP’s Expenses - the Role of the Media
  Key note: Heather Brooke, journalist, UK 
   
14.30 - 16.00 Group Session:
 
How can ICs and Ombudsmen Contribute to Openness and Transparency ?
   
  Group discussion
   
16.00 - 16.30 Break 
   
16.30 - 17.15 Group Presentations 
   
17.15 - 17.45 ICIC 2011 
   
17.45 Close
   
19.30 Dinner at the Norwegian Opera & Ballet
   
  The program can be subject to changes

 

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