1. Bellagio Innovations in Governance & Transparency Lalanath de Silva Director TAI World Resources Institute Washington DC, USA

2. The Access Initiative 2008

3. International Commitments 1992 – Rio Declaration 2002 - WSSD Plan of Implementation

4. Principle 10..… ? ? ? Inclusive Transparent Accountable

5. TAI’s strategy is to… Laws, practices and institutions CSO teams

6. TAI network governance Secretariat - WRICore Team (6) National CSO Coalitions (>45)

7. TAI Assessment Framework Access to Information Public Participation Access to Justice Capacity Building Law Effort Effectiveness

10. What the Toolkit enabled… Coalition Building Status & Gaps Dialogue with Government Advocacy

11. Lessons & Challenges Toolkit Issues Assessments Change Learning Ownership Improve Toolkit Advocacy Tools New Partners Community of Practice Decentralized Governance What is Missing

13. TAI Assessment Toolkit Categories Access to Information Public Participation Access to Justice Capacity Building Approach Law Effort Effectiveness Indicators Scope Quality Timeliness Inclusion

14. Freedom of Information Laws

15. Access Law & Practice Rankings

16. The Access Movement