Latin American NGO Launches Regional Media Regulation Report

On May 3rd, Pan-American Freedom of Speech NGO Alianza Regional por la Libre Expresión e Información (Regional Alliance for Free Speech and Information) published a new report which analyzes media regulations in 16 countries around the region. The document, Artículo XIII "Informe sobre regulación de medios en América Latina”, (Article XIII: Report on Media Regulations…

Details

Russia Retracts Commitment to Transparency, Leaves Open Government Partnership [Update].

Update: On May 23, The Moscow Times reported that Russia had just “postponed” its entry into OGP. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian daily newspaper Kommersant that “we are not talking about winding up plans to join, but corrections in timing and the scale of participation are possible.” Open government advocate  David Eaves interprets this…

Details

RWI Releases Resource Governance Index, Compiled Using Indaba

Our colleagues at Revenue Watch Institute (RWI) are launching their Resource Governance Index, which measures transparency and accountability in the oil, gas and mining sector of 58 countries.   The report highlights the imperative of governments around the world to ensure more accountable and open natural resources sectors. These shifts could impact up to 1 billion people.…

Details