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ACCESS TO INFORMATION PROGRAMME. Facilitating Informed Activism An Overview by Titus Moetsabi Freedom of Expression Institute. COLLABORATING PARTNERS. Southern African Trade Information and Negotiating Initiative Mwengo Jubilee Angola, Zambia - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ACCESS TO ACCESS TO INFORMATION INFORMATION PROGRAMMEPROGRAMME
Facilitating Informed ActivismFacilitating Informed Activism
An Overview by Titus Moetsabi An Overview by Titus Moetsabi Freedom of Expression Institute Freedom of Expression Institute
COLLABORATING PARTNERSCOLLABORATING PARTNERS
Southern African Trade Information and Negotiating Southern African Trade Information and Negotiating InitiativeInitiativeMwengoMwengoJubilee Angola, ZambiaJubilee Angola, ZambiaCORN-CROSS BORDER ASSOCIATIONS CORN-CROSS BORDER ASSOCIATIONS Mozambique, SwazilandMozambique, SwazilandSouthern African Centre for Economic JusticeSouthern African Centre for Economic JusticeWomen for ChangeWomen for ChangeOpen Society Initiative for Southern AfricaOpen Society Initiative for Southern AfricaBotswana Council of NGOsBotswana Council of NGOsMISAMISA
COLLABORATINGCOLLABORATING PARTNERSPARTNERS contdcontd
Malawi Economic Justice NetworkMalawi Economic Justice Network
Zambia Association for Research and Zambia Association for Research and DevelopmentDevelopment
South African History ArchiveSouth African History Archive
Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and DevelopmentDevelopment
Zimbabwe Social ForumZimbabwe Social Forum
SUMMARY & OBJECTIVESSUMMARY & OBJECTIVES
Pilot projectPilot project
Advancing cause of economic justice in SADCAdvancing cause of economic justice in SADC
Right of Access to Information belongs to all citizens yet Right of Access to Information belongs to all citizens yet risks being elite instrument for media and handful of NGOsrisks being elite instrument for media and handful of NGOs
Social appropriation of right needed to get critical mass for Social appropriation of right needed to get critical mass for legislative changes in countries without right to know legislative changes in countries without right to know legislationlegislation
PROGRAM RELEVANCEPROGRAM RELEVANCE
Focus on access to information to support work Focus on access to information to support work of region’s of region’s Economic justice networks;Economic justice networks; NGOs;NGOs; CBOs;CBOs; SMs. SMs.
Focus on access to information about state of Focus on access to information about state of delivery of basic services:delivery of basic services:
Water, and waste management;Water, and waste management; Electricity;Electricity;Health;Health;Transport.Transport.
Access to basic services is basic human right
Need for this right to be written into Constitutions of SADC countries
Address information deficits faced by organisations struggling for socio-economic justice
Develop models to be pursued in three year proposal
RELEVANCE contdRELEVANCE contd
Key struggles that have thrown up access to information problems:
Tackle debt and debt-related issues in SADC;
Participate in budget monitoring and participatory budget making in SADC;
Ensure transparency in macro-economic decision making in SADC;
Monitor IFIs and their effects on SADC;
Publicise, rause awareness and knowledge about South Africa’s hegemony in SADC.
ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES
MOU to define and facilitate relationships:MOU to define and facilitate relationships:Where access to information legislation exists Where access to information legislation exists to be used to file information requests in to be used to file information requests in activity areas;activity areas;
Where access to information legislation does Where access to information legislation does not exists, but constitutional provisions exists, not exists, but constitutional provisions exists, SMs to be mobilised to ensure legislation is SMs to be mobilised to ensure legislation is passed;passed;
Where constitutional provisions don’t exists Where constitutional provisions don’t exists economic justice networks to be mobilised to economic justice networks to be mobilised to come up with model access to information law come up with model access to information law that SM movements could lobby for. that SM movements could lobby for.
IMPLEMENTATION RELATIONSHIP IMPLEMENTATION RELATIONSHIP
PHASE ONE –PHASE ONE –Desk research on FOI monitoring indicators;Desk research on FOI monitoring indicators;Development of access to information Development of access to information principlesprinciples
PHASE TWO –PHASE TWO –Who does what around activities related to Who does what around activities related to debt, budget monitoring, macro –economic debt, budget monitoring, macro –economic decision making and IFIsdecision making and IFIs
PHASE THREE - PHASE THREE - Who does what around South African Who does what around South African hegemony in SADC activitieshegemony in SADC activities
APPROACH PHASEDAPPROACH PHASED
Legacy of colonialismLegacy of colonialismdiamonds, land exploitationdiamonds, land exploitation
Legacy of indebtedness Legacy of indebtedness SAPs, loansSAPs, loans
GlobalisationGlobalisationTrade agreements via WTOTrade agreements via WTO
DemocratisationDemocratisationMultipartismMultipartism
Regional IntegrationRegional IntegrationCommon Market via freed trade areaCommon Market via freed trade area
South Africa’s dominance of SADCSouth Africa’s dominance of SADCSA companies delivering basic services e.g., SA companies delivering basic services e.g., electricity and, telecommselectricity and, telecomms
PROBLEMATIQUE & SADC POORPROBLEMATIQUE & SADC POOR
Governments culture of secrecy to hide reasons Governments culture of secrecy to hide reasons for lack of delivery of servicesfor lack of delivery of servicesCulture of secrecy to hide deals that may be Culture of secrecy to hide deals that may be politically unpopular with massespolitically unpopular with massesCommercial confidentiality or trade secrets Commercial confidentiality or trade secrets limiting/preventing access to info in Cos delivering limiting/preventing access to info in Cos delivering commercialised basic servicescommercialised basic servicesInsufficient legal instruments to access info about Insufficient legal instruments to access info about basic services delivered on regional basisbasic services delivered on regional basisAccess to means of disseminating info highly Access to means of disseminating info highly unequalunequalSA secrecy on trade negotiating positions, & its SA secrecy on trade negotiating positions, & its failure to ensure procedural fairness in WTO etcfailure to ensure procedural fairness in WTO etc
SADC PROBLEMS & ACCESS TO INFO SADC PROBLEMS & ACCESS TO INFO RELATIONSHIPRELATIONSHIP
National budget monitoring and advocacy,National budget monitoring and advocacy,Land and ownership rights for internally displacedLand and ownership rights for internally displacedAccess to info activities on economic policyAccess to info activities on economic policyDevelopment of EJN AngolaDevelopment of EJN Angola
Angola Priorities Angola Priorities
Monitoring benefits and effects of resource Monitoring benefits and effects of resource extractionextractionPromoting public participation in municipal and Promoting public participation in municipal and national budget makingnational budget makingSAN minorities access to national resourcesSAN minorities access to national resourcesAccess to HIV/AIDS treatment resource flowsAccess to HIV/AIDS treatment resource flowsElectoral system transparencyElectoral system transparencyIdentify orgs that can support Access to info Identify orgs that can support Access to info legislationlegislationConstitution monitoring movementConstitution monitoring movement
Botswana PrioritiesBotswana Priorities
Initiatives to end corruptionInitiatives to end corruptionInitiatives for national and municipal public Initiatives for national and municipal public participation in budget makingparticipation in budget makingEconomic literacyEconomic literacyLesotho Highlands Water Project AdvocacyLesotho Highlands Water Project AdvocacyNeed for EJNNeed for EJN
Lesotho PrioritiesLesotho Priorities
Public expenditure monitoring campaignPublic expenditure monitoring campaignPrivatisation, resource allocation, budget makingPrivatisation, resource allocation, budget makingAccess to info legislationAccess to info legislationMonitor accummulation, use and servicing of Monitor accummulation, use and servicing of public debtpublic debtConstitutional activismConstitutional activism
Malawi PrioritiesMalawi Priorities
Civic participation in economic policyCivic participation in economic policyCashew nut industry in context of globalisationCashew nut industry in context of globalisationPoverty monitoringPoverty monitoringPoverty monitoring in provincesPoverty monitoring in provincesUnderstanding development cooperation Understanding development cooperation packagespackagesAccess to info for public expenditure monitoringAccess to info for public expenditure monitoring
Mozambique Some PrioritiesMozambique Some Priorities
Civic society support for Access to Info issuesCivic society support for Access to Info issuesSan people and educationSan people and educationTelecentresTelecentresResearch and action on municipal servicesResearch and action on municipal services
Namibia Some PrioritiesNamibia Some Priorities
Opening democratic spaces for civil society Opening democratic spaces for civil society mobilisationmobilisationAccess to info on debt and development issuesAccess to info on debt and development issuesTransitional economic policyAlternative means of Transitional economic policyAlternative means of disseminating informationdisseminating informationHuman rights abuses informationHuman rights abuses informationAccess to treatment re-HIV and AIDSAccess to treatment re-HIV and AIDSInitiatives against corruption to be supportedInitiatives against corruption to be supportedAlternative access to info legislationAlternative access to info legislation
Zimbabwe Some PrioritiesZimbabwe Some Priorities
Monitoring and campaigning against corruptionMonitoring and campaigning against corruptionTelecentres and community radioTelecentres and community radioInclusion of justiciable socio-economic rights in Inclusion of justiciable socio-economic rights in constitutionconstitutionMonitor public expenditureMonitor public expenditurePromote access to info legislationPromote access to info legislationBudget making at municipal levelBudget making at municipal level
Zambia Some PrioritiesZambia Some Priorities
Access to info policy and legislationPublic expenditure monitoring
Public budget advocacy
SWAZILAND Some Priorities SWAZILAND Some Priorities
Economic literacyInformation campaigns research
Debt and debt related issuesBudgets
Economic and social policyTrade
Financial institutions and related organisations Activities of private sector
EJN Information PrioritiesEJN Information Priorities