FOI in WA and the role of information governance.
Over 300 professionals attended the FOI in WA Conference in Perth on 21 November, 2019. The theme of Building Trust was explored across the program in two ways. Firstly, considering how Freedom of Information (FOI) can build public trust in government; and secondly, advice and inspiration to help practitioners trust themselves and the FOI process to meet the objects of the FOI Act (WA).
FOI is focused on making government information accessible to the public, and access is at the heart of all aspects of information governance.
Information governance involves balancing the rights of different stakeholders, protecting their interests and then enabling or preventing access, accordingly.
Conference conversations focused on the challenge of balancing transparency and openness with requirements for privacy, data protection and security. The challenges are both practical, relying on strong information governance; and personal, requiring an organisational culture that embraces information rights.
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