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    In 2011, the Open Government Partnership was established as a vehicle to support and promote transparent and accountable government internationally. The movement towards government openness has spurred new approaches to promoting government transparency and called into question the effectiveness of existing approaches, such as Freedom of Information. However, the persistence of the use of pre-existing secrecy and security measures has not been examined in this context. Despite the high profile of the openness movement, very little attention has been given to the laws, policies and practices that continue to be used to restrict access to information. The Association of Commonwealth Archivists and Records Managers (ACARM), with the generous support of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, will hold a one day symposium to consider the tension between secrecy and openness in government information management. The symposium will include keynotes by Maurice Frankel of the Campaign for Freedom of Information and David Banisar of Article 19, plus papers from leading experts in government information management and use. Programme: http://events.sas.ac.uk/icws/events/view/17566/Government+Secrecy+in+the+Era+of+Openness%3A+An+ACARM+Symposium

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    In 2011, the Open Government Partnership was established as a vehicle to support and promote transparent and accountable government internationally. The movement towards government openness has spurred new approaches to promoting government transparency and called into question the effectiveness of existing approaches, such as Freedom of Information. However, the persistence of the use of pre-existing secrecy and security measures has not been examined in this context. Despite the high profile of the openness movement, very little attention has been given to the laws, policies and practices that continue to be used to restrict access to information. The Association of Commonwealth Archivists and Records Managers (ACARM), with the generous support of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, will hold a one day symposium to consider the tension between secrecy and openness in government information management. The symposium will include keynotes by Maurice Frankel of the Campaign for Freedom of Information and David Banisar of Article 19, plus papers from leading experts in government information management and use. Programme: http://events.sas.ac.uk/icws/events/view/17566/Government+Secrecy+in+the+Era+of+Openness%3A+An+ACARM+Symposium

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    Government Secrecy in The Era of Openness

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    In 2011, the Open Government Partnership was established as a vehicle to support and promote transparent and accountable government internationally. The movement towards government openness has spurred new approaches to promoting government transparency and called into question the effectiveness of existing approaches, such as Freedom of Information. However, the persistence of the use of pre-existing secrecy and security measures has not been examined in this context. Despite the high profile of the openness movement, very little attention has been given to the laws, policies and practices that continue to be used to restrict access to information. The Association of Commonwealth Archivists and Records Managers (ACARM), with the generous support of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, will hold a one day symposium to consider the tension between secrecy and openness in government information management. The symposium will include keynotes by Maurice Frankel of the Campaign for Freedom of Information and David Banisar of Article 19, plus papers from leading experts in government information management and use. Programme: http://events.sas.ac.uk/icws/events/view/17566/Government+Secrecy+in+the+Era+of+Openness%3A+An+ACARM+Symposium

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    An ACARM symposium:

    Government secrecy in the era


    of openness

    19 June 2015
    Registration: 20 / 15 students / free for ACARM members
    Hosted by The
    Association of
    Commonwealth
    Archivists and Records
    Managers (ACARM)
    and the Institute of
    Commonwealth Studies,
    School of Advanced Study,
    University of London

    A one-day symposium considering the tension between


    secrecy and openness in government information
    management.
    The symposium will include keynotes by Maurice Frankel
    of the Campaign for Freedom of Information and David
    Banisar of Article 19, plus papers from leading experts in
    government information management and use.

    For further details and to register, please visit:


    bit.ly/ICWS_secrecy

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