With the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution, citizens gained a constitutional right to access information held by public authorities. The state and all public authorities defined in the Right to Information (RTI) Act No. 12 of 2016 are responsible for upholding this right, legally obligated to facilitate citizens in claimingContinueContinue reading “Proactive Disclosure : The unmet obligation of our right to information.”
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Vision for Community Radio Development in India
W. Jayaweera, Director Communication Development, UNESCO Keynote speech made at the National consultation convened by the Government of India – 2008 Thank you for inviting me to deliver the keynote speech on UNESCO’s behalf at this important national consultation on community radio to India. “The community radio is a form of local radio which definesContinueContinue reading “Vision for Community Radio Development in India”
India – The Community Media Policy Review Interventions.
I associated with the development of Indian community radio policy since I was based in UNESCO’s New Delhi Office. In the 2004 I made the keynote speech in the stakeholder meeting convened by the Indian government to develop a community radio policy. Since then I was invited to two policy review meetings, one in 2008ContinueContinue reading “India – The Community Media Policy Review Interventions.”
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