Opening Session
The Transformative Power of Access to Information, Sanjay Pradhan (PDF)
Does Transparency Matter?
Panel 1: Does Transparency Matter? Akere Muna (PPT)
Does Transparency Matter? Owen Barder (PPT)
Speech of Mr. Lambert Mende Omalanga, Minister of Communication and Medias of D.R. Congo at the Carter Center Conference on the Information Rights, Lambert Mende Omalanga (PDF)
If Transparency Matters, Why is Africa Lagging Behind?
Importance of Access to Information in Promoting Transparency in Africa, Pansy Tlakula (PPT)
FOI – One Element of a Supporting Network of Laws, Institutions and Practices, Rick Snell (PPT)
Select Country Cases
Right of Access to Information-Nigeria, Edetaen Ojo (PPT)
L'Acces à l'Information au Sein de l'Administration Publique: Le Cas du Mali, Presented by Boubacar Dicko (PPT)
Working Groups
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