A Freedom of Information (FOI) Help Desk and Advocacy tool kit were yesterday launched by the Media Institute of the Caribbean (MIC).
According to a release from the MIC, the Help Desk and Advocacy Toolkit are available at www.mediainstituteofthecaribbean.com and submissions are now open. The FOI project is funded by UK AID.
The release said that the Help Desk is a cloud-based, secure platform for journalists, civil society organisations and private individuals to submit their FOI /Access to Information (ATI) requests to the MIC. These requests would be reviewed by MIC’s support staff who will provide guidance to and advise applicants on how to address denials, implement follow up steps and any other course of action.