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<P><B><FONT face=Arial size=5>Available Now: New Working Paper on the Right to
Information and Privacy</FONT></B><BR></P><FONT face=Arial size=1></FONT>
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src="cid:4BD8D3CF2B36453291E75CC7520A5EAD@BNNRCLAPTOP1"
width=159></DIV><BR><FONT size=2>The relationship between privacy and Right to
Information laws is currently the subject of considerable debate around the
globe as countries are increasingly adopting these types of legislation. To
date, more than 50 countries have adopted both laws.</FONT>
<P><FONT size=2>On first inspection, it would appear that the right of access to
information and the right to protection of personal privacy are irreconcilable.
However the reality is more complex. For the most part, these two rights
complement each other in holding governments accountable to individuals. But
there is a potential conflict between these rights when there is a demand for
access to personal information held by government bodies.</FONT><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>Targeted for practitioners working in governance and
transparency issues and as part of its </FONT><B><FONT size=2>Governance Working
Paper series</FONT></B><FONT size=2>, the </FONT><A
href="http://wbi.worldbank.org/wbi/" target=_self><U><FONT size=2>World Bank
Institute</FONT></U></A><FONT size=2> has recently published a sixth working
paper on ATI addressing some of these issues.</FONT><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>“The Right to Information and Privacy: Balancing rights and
managing conflicts” by David Banisar, Senior Legal Counsel for Article XIX.
Available here <BR></FONT><FONT size=2><A
href="http://wbi.worldbank.org/wbi/news/2011/03/10/available-now-new-working-paper-right-information-and-privacy">http://wbi.worldbank.org/wbi/news/2011/03/10/available-now-new-working-paper-right-information-and-privacy</A></FONT><FONT
size=2> </FONT><BR>
<P><FONT size=2>Focusing on the cases of Ireland, Mexico, Slovenia and the UK,
while also looking at other experiences, this paper examines legislative and
structural means to better define and balance the rights to privacy and to
information.</FONT><BR>
<P><B><FONT size=2>For more information</FONT></B><FONT size=2> please contact
</FONT><A href="mailto:mmendiburur@worldbank.org"><U><FONT size=2>Marcos
Mendiburu</FONT></U></A><FONT size=2> or </FONT><A
href="mailto:lesquivel@worldbank.org"><U><FONT size=2>Luis
Esquivel</FONT></U></A><FONT size=2>. <BR></FONT><BR>
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