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FOI & AIE: How to apply for information from the government using right to information legislation

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FREE workshop at the Science Gallery

After last years successful workshop on digital security, Distilled Ideas, The Story.ie, Pixelapes and the Science Gallery are teaming up again to put on a practical workshop about Right to Information legislation.

Workshop Title:
FOI & AIE: How to apply for information from the government using right to information legislation

Date:
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 – 18:00 – 19:30

Location:
Paccar Theatre, Science Gallery, Dublin

Admission:
**FREE** – prebooking recommended

About the workshop:
How the Irish FOI Act and Access to Information on the Environment (AIE) work.

Speaker:
Gavin Sheridan (@gavinsblog on Twitter) is co-founder of TheStory.ie, an experiment in obtaining and sharing government information. TheStory.ie recently published Department of Taoiseach expenditure data for 2010, which received wide coverage in the media. Gavin appeared recently on “Tonight with Vincent Browne” to talk about access to information in relation to NAMA, and the High Court case between it and the Commissioner for Environmental Information, prompted by a request for information sent in 2010.

Agenda:
6.00 – Introduction
6.15 – What types of documents can one request and how to do it.
7.00 – Q&A

A Free Workshop Sponsored by:
TheStory.ie - http://www.thestory.ie/
Distilled Ideas - http://www.distilledideas.com/
Pixelapes - http://www.pixelapes.com/
Science Gallery - http://www.sciencegallery.com

To book please go here:
http://www.sciencegallery.com/events/2012/03/foi-aie-ho...ation

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