IPF	Mukhtar Ali

Lack of transparency and freedom of information in Pakistan: An Analysis of State Practice and Realistic Policy Options for Reform Context and background ▪  Soros network initiatives OSI Media Program OSI Central Eurasia project OSI Justice Initiative  ▪ Relevant initiatives worldwide Transparency International Freedom of Information  ▪ Annotated papers Freedom of Information Ordinance Justice Initiative Access to Information Monitoring    Project objectives Conduct research into state practice in Pakistan related to existing mechanisms of secrecy and information disclosure; Conduct interviews with officials and civic groups and analyze the nature and intensity of info access attributable to a non-transparent secretive system of governance; Write a research paper and 20-page policy study in coordination with the group advisor, including realistic policy recommendations for all the relevant stakeholders including government officials, legislators, judges and civic groups.

Fellow Website ▪ www.policy.hu/mukhtar    Fellow activities & publications ▪ Expected in April 2006    The fellow ▪ Curriculum vitae ▪ Research proposal ▪ e-mail:    2005 Working Groups ▪ 2005 Working Group Summary ▪ Democratic Governance ▪ Wider Europe ▪ Public Health and Roma ▪ Policy Making ▪ Combatting Organized Crime ▪ Higher Education Reform ▪ Open Society in Former SU ▪ Open Society and Muslims    2006 Working Groups ▪ 2006 Working Group Summary ▪ Wider Europe ▪ Open Muslim Societies ▪ Open Society Threats ▪ Resource Curse ▪ Roma Exclusion ▪ Open Information Policy

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January 2006