Bellagio Innovations in Governance & Transparency
Lalanath de Silva
Director TAI
World Resources Institute
Washington DC, USA
The Access Initiative 2008
International Commitments
1992 – Rio Declaration
2002 - WSSD Plan of Implementation
Principle 10..…
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Inclusive
Transparent
Accountable
TAI’s strategy is to…
Laws, practices and institutions
CSO teams
TAI network governance
Secretariat - WRI Core Team (6)
National CSO Coalitions (>45)
TAI Assessment FrameworkAccess to
InformationPublic
ParticipationAccess to
JusticeCapacityBuilding
Law
Effort
Effectiveness
What the Toolkit enabled…
• Coalition Building• Status & Gaps• Dialogue with Government • Advocacy
Lessons & Challenges• Toolkit Issues
• Assessments
Change
• Learning
• Ownership
• Improve Toolkit
• Advocacy Tools• New Partners
• Community of Practice
• Decentralized Governance
What is Missing
TAI Assessment ToolkitCategories
• Access to Information
• Public Participation
• Access to Justice
• Capacity Building
Approach• Law• Effort• Effectiveness
Indicators• Scope
• Quality
• Timeliness
• Inclusion
Freedom of Information Laws
Access Law & Practice Rankings
The Access Movement