Oh and you can find more information my response in this paper You got e-mail: Online freedom of information requests in developing countries
http://www.scribd.com/doc/129987210/You-got-e-mail-Online-freedom-of-information-requests-in-developing-countries-document-Stanford-Right-to-Information-and-Transparency-in-the-Di Hope it helps, Fabrizio On 14 March 2013 12:33, Victoria Anderica <victo...@access-info.org> wrote: > Dear Colleagues,**** > > I would be very grateful if you could answer the following questions about > the use of on line forms to submit requests for information:**** > > - Do the institutions in your country require people to use on > line forms to submit information requests?**** > > - If so, do they also allow people to request information by > email?**** > > - What do you think about using on line forms to submit > information requests?**** > > The reason we are asking, is because, as you may know, Access Info Europe > together with the Foundation Civio has built tuderechoasaber.es an online > platform based in Alaveteli to send information requests. It has been > running for almost one year now, and we’ve gathered very interesting data > about the level of transparency in Spain. The only problem is that many > Spanish institutions answer with a referral to an on line forms, which is > undermining the value of this platform.**** > > But in Access Info we defend the right to submit information via email as > on line forms do not permit people to respond when they get an answer. Also > the requester does not know where he or she is sending the request or who > is responsible for answering.**** > > Thank you very much in advance for your help.**** > > All the best,**** > > Vicky**** > **** > -- > > Victoria Anderica Caffarena > Legal Researcher and Campaigner > Access Info Europe > Madrid > +34 913 656 558 > +34 606 592 976 > skype: victoria.access-info > http://www.access-info.org/ > Síguenos en Twitter @vickyande <https://twitter.com/#%21/vickyande> , > @access_info <http://twitter.com/#%21/Access_Info> y en Facebook > <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Access-Info-Europe/367870967220?ref=notif¬if_t=fbpage_admin#%21/pages/Access-Info-Europe/367870967220> > > > -- Fabrizio Scrollini
