Launch of the Open Democracy Charter

The Open Democracy Advice Centre (ODAC) in conjunction with key stakeholders of government, private sector, academia and civil society launched the Open Democracy Charter. The Charter is aimed at generating a declaration of access to information principles.

ODAC has identified key areas which would stimulate the discussion on best practices and the way forward on forging a truly open and transparent democratic South Africa. It is as a result of this that ODAC called for papers from stakeholders.

Call for papers on the following:

  1. Ten years of Access to Information in South Africa: The challenges of effective implementation of PAIA and the experiences of its usage so far
  2. Using Access to Information to enforce Socio Economic Rights in South Africa
  3. Access to Information as a tool in combating Corruption in Public and Private Institutions in South Africa
  4. Compliance with PAIA by the Private Sector in South Africa
  5. PAIA and the Personal Information Bill: The challenges of a joint commission to protect and disseminate information
  6. PAIA through the Courts: case law and important developments
  7. Ten years of Whistle blowing Protection in South Africa: A review of the past and lessons for the future

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