He mentioned this at an international conference on Right To Information, themed ‘Empowering Citizens with RTI – the first year’, held today (08) at Institute of Policy Studies in Colombo.
He mentioned that it was possible to correctly implement the Right To Information Act after the new government came to power in 2015 and Sri Lanka Press Institute has worked to take the Act to the public.
He furthermore stated: “So far, around 8000 information officers have been appointed in the country. The purpose of this conference is to hold hands with members of other countries in order to mitigate identified obstacles with regard to implementing RTI in various areas of Sri Lanka.”
This conference is organized by Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) in collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy.
This conference is a 2-day conference and it covers topics such as protection of the inquirer, protecting confidentiality, media’s role in the civil society, future risks and protection, laws pertaining to RTI and disclosing technical information.
Experts from Norway, India, Mexico, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Myanmar, experts from Sri Lanka, members of civil society organizations and journalists attended this conference.
Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi - Hambantota
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