Gender And Vulnerable Groups Working Group
Objective
ICIC’s Gender and Vulnerable Groups Working Group (GT) was established in 2022 as an initiative aimed at incorporating the specific needs of certain social groups regarding the Right to Access Public Information. It is mainly focused on social vulnerability, for which concrete actions are sought to promote the inclusion of Gender and Vulnerable Groups’ perspectives within access to information (ATI) policies.
Coordinators
1. Guarantor of Access to Public Information of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina (OGDAI)
2. National Secretariat for Access to Information of the General Comptroller of Brazil
Members
| Country | Authority / Body |
|---|---|
| Argentina (Buenos Aires) | Órgano Garante del Derecho de Acceso a la Información (OGDAI) |
| Brazil | Controller-General of the Union (National Secretariat of Access to Information) |
| Germany | The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information |
| Hungary | National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information |
| Kenya | Commission on Administrative Justice (Office of the Ombudsman) |
| Mexico City | Instituto de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información Pública, Protección de Datos Personales y Rendición de Cuentas de la Ciudad de México |
| State of Mexico | Instituto de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información Pública y Protección de Datos Personales del Estado de México y Municipios |
| Nepal | National Information Commission (NIC) |
| Netherlands | The Advisory Board on Open Government and Information Management of Netherlands |
| Peru | Defensoría del Pueblo de Perú |
| Philippines | Freedom of Information – Project Management Office (FOI-PMO) |
| Portugal | Comissão de Acesso aos Documentos Administrativos |
| South Africa | Information Regulator |
Activities and Products
Evaluation and monitoring practices 2023
Through the survey, information on the monitoring and evaluation practices implemented by ICIC members was collected, as well as an understanding of the current situation and the main obstacles faced when measuring and evaluating implemented policies. Based on the results obtained from the survey conducted by the Gender and Vulnerable Groups Working Group in 2023, whose findings were outlined in the document “Analysis on access to information promising practices and experiences regarding groups in vulnerable situations” the difficulties that participating organizations encounter regarding the implementation of evaluation and monitoring processes as a constitutive part of project planning were highlighted.
ICIC’s Gender and Vulnerable Groups Working Group
Evaluation and monitoring practices
Berlin Guidelines for the Promotion of the Right to Information to Groups in Situation of Vulnerability
This document sets out general guidelines intended to support, as a reference to ICIC members, in the development and implementation of inclusive access to information policies that effectively address the needs of groups in situation of vulnerability, while recognizing that their adoption is subject to the respective competencies, institutional capacities, constitutional and legal frameworks of each country.