The National Library opens a training program to enhance the enforcement of the Right to Access Information Law and document archiving
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The National Library Department opened on Tuesday training program No. (101), titled "Institutionalizing Procedures for Enforcing the Guarantee of the Right to Access Information Law and Document Archiving," as part of its efforts aimed at promoting a culture of transparency, consolidating the principles of information accessibility, and developing document management and archiving practices according to modern professional and institutional foundations.
The program aims to increase the efficiency of participants in applying the procedures for enforcing the Guarantee of the Right to Access Information Law, and to introduce them to the mechanisms and procedures related to handling information access requests, in addition to developing skills for preserving, organizing, and archiving documents, ensuring their easy access, retrieval, and preservation.
The program's activities began with a lecture delivered by Dr. Nahla Al-Momani, in which she addressed the nature of the right to access information, the legislation governing it, and the legal frameworks associated with it.
Yahya Shuqair gave a presentation on best practices in the field of the right to access information, while Hilda Ajeilat reviewed the role of institutionalizing information management procedures in strengthening the principles of governance, transparency, and disclosure, emphasizing the importance of establishing concepts of sound information management within government institutions, which reflects positively on the quality of services and the efficiency of institutional performance.
The training program continues for six days, consisting of three days of theory and three days of practical application, with the aim of enabling participants to develop their skills in document management and information archiving, and to apply the procedures for enforcing the Guarantee of the Right to Access Information Law, contributing to raising the efficiency of institutional work and strengthening the principles of transparency and accountability.
