Workshop
Details
Training Course
Right to Information
6-8 January 2009
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
TUESDAY, 6 JANUARY
09:30 – 10:00: Opening Session: Introductions and Expectations, Comments on the Agenda, Objectives
10:00 – 10:30: Break
10:30 – 12:00: Session 1: What is the Right to Information and Why is it Important?
12:00 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – 15:00: Session 2: The Malaysian Context: Secrecy Rules and Practice and Opportunities for Right to Information Legislation
15:00 – 15:30: Break
15:30 – 17:00: Session 3: Legal Bases: Freedom of Expression under International Law
WEDNESDAY, 7 JANUARY
09:00 – 10:30: Session 4: Basic Principles Governing the Right to Information
10:30 – 11:00: Break
11:00 – 12:30: Session 5: Processing Requests for Information
12:30 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – 15:00: Session 6: Proactive Publication Obligations
15:00 – 15:30: Break
15:30 – 17:00: Session 7: Exceptions to the Right of Access
THURSDAY, 8 JANUARY
09:00 – 10:30: Session 8: Appeals Against Refusals to Provide Access
10:30 – 11:00: Break
11:00 – 12:30: Session 9: The Role of Different Bodies in Promoting Openness
12:30 – 13:30: Lunch
13:30 – 16:00: Role Play Exercise
15:00 – 16:30: Break
16:30 – 17:00: Comments and Closing
