Said Essoulami

  1. BiographySaid

  2. President of the Arab Freedom of Information Network

  3. Coordinator of the Moroccan National Freedom of Information Coalition

  4. Coordinator of the Arab Media Freedom of Information Committee

  5. Director of the Centre for Media Freedom in the MENA region

AFOINET has published numerous studies and survey on access to information in countries such as Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Bahrain. These studies concerns journalists, business, local councils, environment, consumers, parliamentarians, academic research, egov etc.. We are now engaged in a new strategy vis a vis the issue of transparency of the Arab League and other regional public institutions and enlarging our network to NGOs in Kuwait, Tunisia, Algeria, Yemen and Iraq. We managed until now to create since 2008 three national access to information coalitions in Jordan, Egypt and Morocco and in May 2010 a committee made of 12 media professionals from the region which will work for the defense of journalists’ right to information.

 

Statement of Interest

I will bring to Foianet new dimension mainly the activation of advocacy for access to information laws in countries which do not have laws yet and extend our debate to related issues such as environment, scientific research, local councils, etc. I would also support partnership of our Network with other networks of journalists, parliaments, librarians, business etc.

My dream is to organise an international conference for Foianet in Marrakech so that we can bring access to information right in the agenda of the civil society and governments in MENA region
Last Updated ( Monday, 19 July 2010 12:14 )
 

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