{"id":26527,"date":"2016-10-07T18:50:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T16:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.access-info.org\/?p=26527"},"modified":"2018-11-13T10:03:59","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T09:03:59","slug":"global-civil-society-critiques-lack-of-transparency-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.access-info.org\/es\/2016-10-07\/global-civil-society-critiques-lack-of-transparency-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Civil Society Critiques Lack of Transparency in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Madrid, 7 October 2016<\/em> \u2013 Access Info Europe, Civio<\/a>, and a total of 22 civil society organisations

[1] meeting in Madrid at the International Open Data Conference, have sent a letter to the Spanish government<\/a> expressing serious concerns about levels of transparency in Spain.<\/p>\n

Welcoming the hosting of the IODC by the Spanish government and some recent advances, the organisations noted that there is a critical need to improve open data and open government.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in a country where the government, surreal as it sounds, is litigating against the Transparency Council to resist publishing documents related to the Open Government Partnership<\/em>,\u201d said Helen Darbishire, Executive Director of Access Info Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Spain, there is a serious gap between talking about transparency and doing it<\/em>,\u201d added Darbishire.
\nSpecifically, the groups called for:<\/p>\n

\u00bb<\/strong><\/span> Recognition of a genuine right of access to information, along with improving the access to information law and giving greater powers to the oversight body (Transparency Council)<\/p>\n

\u00bb<\/strong><\/span> Full implementation of open data across government, including by adopting the International Open Data Charter and the Open Contracting Data Standard, as many other European countries have done.<\/p>\n

\u00bb<\/strong><\/span> A truly open public corporate register and an open and public register of the beneficial owners of companies: The Spanish company register should be released as open data: free of charge to access, complete, downloadable in bulk, and open licensed by default.<\/p>\n

\u00bb<\/strong><\/span> Transparency and civil society engagement in the Open Government Partnership, including the government dropping its legal challenge to making open documents related to the OGP.<\/p>\n

The letter has been sent to Vice President Soraya S\u00e1enz de Santamar\u00eda and Minister of Industry Luis de Guindos, and can be found here: \"alt\"<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information please contact:<\/h2>\n

Helen Darbishire<\/strong> | Access Info Europe
\nSend an e-mail<\/a> or call +34\u202f913\u202f656\u202f558<\/p>\n

Notes for the editors:<\/b><\/p>\n[1]The complete list of signatories, last updated on 19 October 2016, includes:
\nAccess Info Europe
\nAccountability Lab
\nAbriendo Datos Costa Rica
\nAfrica Freedom of Information Centre
\nAssociation for Promotion Sustainable Development (Hisar, India)
\nCAFSO-WRAG for Development
\nCampaign2015+ International
\nCentre for Law and Democracy
\nCIVICUS
\nCIVICUS Affinity Group of National Associations
\nCivicOS.net
\nChallenges Togo
\nClimate Change Network NigeriaConnected Development [CODE] (Nigeria)
\nThe Engine Room
\nePa\u0144stwo Foundation (Poland)
\nFederaci\u00f3n Espa\u00f1ola de Sociedades de Archiv\u00edstica, Biblioteconom\u00eda, Documentaci\u00f3n y Muse\u00edstica
\nForum for Development
\nFundaci\u00f3n Civio (Spain)
\nGlobal Forum for Media Development
\nGlobal Integrity
\nGlobal Peace and Development Organisation (Liberia)
\nGlobal Witness
\nmySociety
\nNGO Federation of Nepal
\nONE Campaign
\nOpen Contracting Partnership
\nOpenCorporates
\nOpen Knowledge Foundation Spain
\nPublish What You Fund
\nSouthwest Freedom of Information Act Network Nigeria
\nSunlight Foundation
\nTransparency International
\nUniversal Rights Network
\nWeb Foundation
\nWomen Educators Association of Nigeria

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