Record Management: The interplay of record management and freedom information is explored in a new book by Eduardo Bertoni and Natalia Torres of the Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information (Centro de Estudios en Libertad de Expresión y Acceso a la Información – CELE) in Argentina.

“The main purpose of the study “purpose was to identify the key policies that States should develop or promote to build information infrastructures that enable execution and enforcement of the right to know,” according to an introduction (English) to the book (Spanish).

India: A new report by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative analyzes the usage of the Indian RTI Act.

Open Data: A post on the Rockefeller Foundation website called “Seven Principles for Big Data and Resilience Projects,” begins:

The following is a draft “Code of Conduct” that seeks to provide guidance on best practices for resilience building projects that leverage Big Data and Advanced Computing. These seven core principles serve to guide data projects to ensure they are socially just, encourage local wealth- & skill-creation, require informed consent, and be maintainable over long timeframes. This document is a work in progress, so we very much welcome feedback. Our aim is not to enforce these principles on others but rather to hold ourselves accountable and in the process encourage others to do the same. Initial versions of this draft were written during the 2013 PopTech & Rockefeller Foundation workshop in Bellagio, August 2013.

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