Theme : information
- Pentagon boosts 'media war' unit The Pentagon is to boost it's unit designed to counter 'inaccurate' reports from Iraq... from : petebradwell 31st October 2006
- Stepping back into the dark | Special Reports | Guardian Unlimited Politics Leader on foi charges from : petebradwell 31st October 2006
- Cabinet Confidential Government plans to change charging as censorship from : petebradwell 31st October 2006
- What price free information? Information wants to be free? Well somebody, apparently, is paying over the odds to oblige.Frontier Economics were commissioned by the DCA to carry out a study into the costs of the FOI Act for government and the public sector. The remit of the study is pretty interesting in the link it makes between the first and second stated aim:1. The costs of delivering FOI, alongside an analysis of the key cost drivers2. An examination of the options for changes to the charging regimeIs a study on which... from : petebradwell 23rd October 2006
- More FOIbles... The Freedom of Information and Open Government Blog picked up yesterday on an early day motion in the commons. It's supportive of the Constitutional Affairs Committee's report which argues against the need to alter the charging mechanisms in the FOI act.There seem to be indications that the government is considering making it easier to refuse requests on costs grounds. As we've mentioned here on this blog, that seems an unfortunate and retrograde step and it's difficult to see the public... from : petebradwell 12th October 2006
- Banned spy novel published on Net | The Register Information, insiders and security services from : petebradwell 18th September 2006
- Bigger, dafter, creepier - Gordon Brown's ID scheme rescue plan | The Register A piece on Gordon Brown's thinking on ID cards. from : petebradwell 13th September 2006
- UK Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Blog News, views and updates on the UK Freedom of Information Act, worldwide FOI and open government. from : alistairdavidson 16th June 2006
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