Mexico receives reform approval
Georgia recognizes transparency achievements
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The recent constitutional reform in transparency puts Mexico among the most advanced democracies in reference to the disclosure of information.
Mexico’s achievements in this field are still better than those obtained in other democracies, agreed authorities of the Republic of Georgia.
“We want to learn from Mexico. Dating back to the late 1990’s, Mexico’s experience has offered us invaluable information on how to improve our law on information access,” said First Deputy Minister of Justice Aleksandre Baramidze.
In welcoming the foreign delegation, the president of the Federal Institute for Access to Public Information (IFAI), Ximena Puente de la Mora, said that the two nations share the conviction that the improvement of living conditions requires a vigorous citizen participation.
“The transparency reform strengthens accountability throughout the country for all citizens. Citizens have the right to know how and what citizen resources are used, how authorities make decisions and the consequences of these decisions,” said Puente.
“Accountability has become a cornerstone in the building of a democratic state. When citizens can get access to information generated by their government they can become part of the decision making process as well as auditors of government activity,” said Puente.
Puente offered the support of the IFAI and Information Access Alliance for Open Government (AGA) so that the Georgian authorities can successfully apply the transparency reforms in their own country.
“Mexico’s experience is very useful, especially for IFAI work in information access and personal data protection,” said Baramidze.
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