The Strategy is prepared and is implemented by the Freedom of Information Centre of Armenia (FOICA). 

The Aim

The FOICA’s strategy is developed for:

• Transparency of governance;
• Reduction and elimination of corruption;
• Civil society participation;
• Improving the accessibility and transparency of environmental information.

Objectives:

• Public education and awareness;
• Training of civil society groups and representatives of state and public bodies;
• Development of good mechanisms for providing information in state and public bodies;
• Establishment of the Freedom of Information and Data protection Ombudsman (Commissioner);
• Protection of the right to information;
• Effective judicial control over the entertainment of the right to information;
• Importing regional and international experiences and best practices into Armenia;
• Development of e-governance in Armenia;
• Fostering Open Government Partnership (OGP) objectives in Armenia;
• Promoting the open and accessible publication of environmental data;
• Developing public awareness and participation mechanisms in environmental decision-making processes;
• Supporting the effective implementation of the principles of the Aarhus Convention in Armenia.

Main Strands

• Legal counseling, Advocacy and Strategic Litigation
• Trainings
• Public Campaign
• Legislation reforms
• Improvement of mechanisms for proactive publication of information by the central and local government bodies
• E-Government Reforms
• Monitoring of Implementation of the FOI legislation
• Assistance for effective investment of Open Government Partnership global initiative objectives in Armenia.