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Seminar seeks to facilitate citizens’ access to information

A seminar discussing the role of journalists and citizens in the enforcement of the Law on Access to Information took place in Hanoi on September 28.
Seminar seeks to facilitate citizens’ access to information ảnh 1Speakers at the seminar in Hanoi on September 28 (Photo: baoquocte.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Aseminar discussing the role of journalists and citizens in the enforcement ofthe Law on Access to Information took place in Hanoi on September 28.

The event was co-organised by OxfamInternational, CARE International and Forland organisation in Vietnam on theoccasion of International Day for Universal Access to Information (September28) and the official enforcement of the Law on Access to Information (July 1,2018).

The seminar aimed to raise publicawareness of citizens’ right to get access to information.

Speaking at the event, Pham QuangTu, a representative of Oxfam in Vietnam, said via the seminar, more people willlearn more about tools to exercise their rights to get access to information inthe daily life.

Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa, formerDirector of the Ministry of Justice’s Department of Criminal – AdministrativeLaw, acknowledged that citizens’ access to information remains limited so that theyare unable to fully protect their legitimate rights and interests, as well as offeropinions to build and refine legal regulations.

Journalist Dang Tam Chanh, headof the Tuoi Tre newspaper’s Socio-Political News Division, suggested that theMinistry of Information and Communications should issue detailed guidelines tomonitor the enforcement of the law and supplement regulations on dealing withadministrative violations by news providers.

Participants discussedopportunities and challenges in getting access to information, effectiveexperience in the field, thus creating a transparent business environment andimproving national and corporate competitiveness.-VNA
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