News item | 15-07-2022 | 4:00 pm
On the proposal of Minister Bruins Slot of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK), also on behalf of State Secretary Uslu of Culture and Media, the Council of Ministers has approved the appointment of Caroline Koetsenruijter as a member of the Advisory Board on Public Access and Information Management.
This advisory body, which was established under the Open Government Act, will advise the government and parliament on solicited and unsolicited advice on the disclosure of government information and the long-term plans for improving information management. The advisory board will also have a mediation task for journalists and scientists.
core task
The Advisory Board on Public Access and Information Management is an independent advisory board of a maximum of five members, which will advise the government and parliament on solicited and unsolicited advice on the disclosure of government information, both by bodies of the central government and by provinces, municipalities and water boards. A final member of the Board will be appointed in the second half of this year. The college is supported by an official office.
The Board will also advise the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and the State Secretary for Culture and Media (responsible for the Archives Act) on the implementation of the long-term plans for improving the information management at government organisations. The advisory board will also mediate in response to complaints submitted by journalists and scientists about the way in which a government organization handles their Woo requests. The aim is to be able to accept mediation cases from September 2022. The first recommendations will also appear after the summer.
On 3 June, chairman Ineke van Gent was appointed, along with members Amma Asante and Martin Berendse.