Start Year: 2005 – End Year: 2005
Archival training seminar: Access to public information: the application of the right of access in Quito
Within the framework of policies to raise awareness among citizens to learn about the events that occurred related to the various Ecuadorian military dictatorships, the institutions and entities of that country have promoted various actions related to the defense of people’s rights.
In this context, Archivists Without Borders has collaborated in the organization of several training courses and has participated in seminars on the organization of archives and access to public information. Of particular note are the courses held in 2005 with the collaboration of various institutions in the country, including the one entitled Archives: Challenges and Opportunities in the 21st Century and the participation in the round table on Access to Public Information: Applying the Right of Access.
Countries
Ecuador
Funding entities
Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID)
Collaborating entities
Universidad Andina Simón BolÃvar (Quito, Ecuador)
General Archives of the Superintendency of Banks and Insurance (Quito, Ecuador)