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28.04.2008 “Freedom of Information Center” Implements Trainings for Civil Service Information Officers
Henceforth, public relations officers of all the ministries, marzes and other state bodies will pass trainings on Freedom of Information Law legislation. The trainings will be implemented by “Freedom of Information Center of Armenia” NGO. The current decision is made and affirmed by the president of the Civil Service Council Manvel Badalyan by N 302-A 2008 decision. The training is implemented according to “Securing Freedom of Information and Public Relations in Government” training...
28.04.2008 Public Relations Officers Take Part in Trainings
There are about 90 media and public relations officers to be trained. The participants will be divided into 3 groups with 30 participants each. Training sessions for each group will last 2 days, for approximately 8 hours per day. The trainings will take place in 5-6; 12-13 and 21-22 May in Aghveran. At the end of each training session training participants will take an exam to assess how effectively they have retained the information and will also be assessed on a practical level through a...
10.04.2008 Access to Information for Journalists
On 10 April, Freedom of Information Center published the survey results of the Access to Information for Journalists carried out within 105 media representatives. See the survey here. For this purpose, 105 journalists have been interviewed (60 journalists representing Yerevan-based media, 40 journalists representing media operating in the marzes and 4 journalists representing foreign media working in Armenia). The journalists mentioned that the access to official...
09.04.2008 What do Journalists Think About Officials?
You may find this during the presentation of the “Access to Information for the Armenian Media” survey outcomes conducted by Freedom of Information Center. The presentation will take place at 3p.m., on April 10, in Congress Hotel. The survey was conducted by Eurasia Partnership Foundation by the means of USAID. For more information do not hesitate to contact 010 560922 or 091 407836.
01.04.2008 OSCE Office supports training of civil servants on freedom of information
YEREVAN, 28 March 2008 - A project on freedom of information training for civil servant information officers, supported by the OSCE Office, was presented in Yerevan today. Under the project, some 90 information officers from central government agencies and all ten regions of Armenia will learn about international standards of free access to information and receive practical guidance on applying the Armenian freedom of information law. "Free access to government-held information is...
30.03.2008 How officials assess their work in freedom of information field
The Freedom of Information Centre of Armenia and the Civil Service Council of the Republic of Armenia , with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, have conducted Freedom of Information Training Needs Assessment for Civil Servant Information Officers and Press Services of the Police, Military, and Security Agencies. Here you may find the full text of the assessment report.
