Information commissioners and ombudsmen recognise importance of the online space in accessing information
The 2023 UNESCO theme for the day is ‘the importance of the online space for access to information’.
- The 2023 UNESCO theme for the day is ‘the importance of the online space for access to information’.
- Information commissioners and ombudsmen across Australia recognise that the online space plays a pivotal role in empowering citizens by providing easy and convenient access to a vast array of government information.
- This IAID, information commissioners and ombudsmen urge all agencies to consider their approach to the online space and implement strategies and practices to further improve digital access and support citizens’ right to access information.
- Co-signed by
Angelene Falk, Australian Information Commissioner
Toni Pirani, Acting Australian Freedom of Information Commissioner
Iain Anderson, Ombudsman, Australian Capital Territory
Rachel Dixon, Acting Information Commissioner, Victoria
Richard Connock, Ombudsman, Tasmania
Catherine Fletcher, Information Commissioner, Western Australia
Wayne Lines, Ombudsman, South Australia
Stephanie Winson, Acting Information Commissioner, Queensland
Peter Shoyer, Information Commissioner, Northern Territory
Elizabeth Tydd, Information Commissioner, New South Wales