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Training Course

Right to Information

6-8 January 2009

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

TUESDAY, 6 JANUARY

09:30 – 10:00: Opening Session: Introductions and Expectations, Comments on the Agenda, Objectives

10:00 – 10:30: Break

10:30 – 12:00: Session 1: What is the Right to Information and Why is it Important?

12:00 – 13:30: Lunch

13:30 – 15:00: Session 2: The Malaysian Context: Secrecy Rules and Practice and Opportunities for Right to Information Legislation

15:00 – 15:30: Break

15:30 – 17:00: Session 3: Legal Bases: Freedom of Expression under International Law

WEDNESDAY, 7 JANUARY

09:00 – 10:30: Session 4: Basic Principles Governing the Right to Information

10:30 – 11:00: Break

11:00 – 12:30: Session 5: Processing Requests for Information

12:30 – 13:30: Lunch

13:30 – 15:00: Session 6: Proactive Publication Obligations

15:00 – 15:30: Break

15:30 – 17:00: Session 7: Exceptions to the Right of Access

THURSDAY, 8 JANUARY

09:00 – 10:30: Session 8: Appeals Against Refusals to Provide Access

10:30 – 11:00: Break

11:00 – 12:30: Session 9: The Role of Different Bodies in Promoting Openness

12:30 – 13:30: Lunch

13:30 – 16:00: Role Play Exercise

15:00 – 16:30: Break

16:30 – 17:00: Comments and Closing