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The Ethiopian Institution of the Ombudsman launched a consultative workshop on the new Freedom of Information Act
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04 September 2009 -  Addis Ababa Hilton, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
 
September 4 2009 :The Ethiopian Institution of the Ombudsman (EIO) has conducted  a two-day consultative workshop on the preparation and Implementation of the new Feedom of Informaion Act from 3 to 4 September 2009 in Addis Ababa Hilton Hotel. The new Freedom of Information Act is incorporated in the recent Proclamation of Freedom of Mass Media and Access to Information which wasIssued by the Ethiopian Government on 4 December 2008.
 
More than 100 participants, representing different Federal public offices and public enterprises,  attended the two-day consultative workshop.   Similar consultative workshops were conducted in 7 Regional States of Ethiopia including the Addis Ababa and Diredawa City Adminstrations. Ato Tesfaye Goite, Head of the Good Governance Research Education and Information Department of EIO expressed that  “the consultative workshops are important and central part of the two years preparatory period before the full implementation of the Freedom of Information Act.“
 
The next activity will be establishing similar task forces and technical  committees in all the Regiaonl Sates, and the two City Administrations. Ato Tesfaye further emphasised that “the resource and technical support to be provided is critical for the effectice implementation of the Feedom of Mass Media and Information Law.“
 
This consultative workshop was held within the framework of the Democratic Institution Programme (DIP) that supports seven key governance institutions in Ethiopia including the Ethiopian Institution of the Ombudsman. The UNDP Country  Office is coordinating the related financial and technical support of twelve bilateral and multilateral donors in the context of the DIP.
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