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Freedom of Information Center announces for the 14th time the recipients of the “Golden Key and Rusty Lock” awards on 28 September 2016 in Yerevan. The award ceremony was devoted to the International Right to Know Day and the 15th Anniversary of the FOICA.
Mr.Davit Harutyunyan, Minister-Head of Government Staff welcomed the guests on this occasion and stressed the importance of transparency and openness in the government system of Armenia.
The Acting Head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Mr. Dirk Lorenz mentioned in his welcoming speech: “Freedom to seek, receive and impart information is a key component of democratic governance and development. People need to be fully informed to be able to form an opinion and participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives. Freedom of information also contributes to better governance as it enhances transparency in public affairs and can be used as a tool to make governments accountable for their actions, in particular when access to information results in the exposure of human rights violations or corruption practices.”
The host of the event President of the Freedom of Information Centre of Armenia Liana Doydoyan welcomed the guests and announced the winners. The independent jury awarded the following institutions with Golden Keys, as a symbol of openness and transparency:
The selection criteria for the most open and secret agencies can be found at http://www.foi.am. The previous years results are available here www.foi.am/en/awards .
The Award Ceremony was organized by the Freedom of information Center of Armenia NGO in cooperation with the Armenian Lawyers’ Association by the European Union financial assistance in the frames of Multi-Faceted Anti-Corruption Promotion Project.
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