DEPM/OAS  and  Institute  for  Access  to  Public  Information  Sign  Cooperation  

Agreement    

   The   Department   for   Effective   Public   Management   (DEPM)   of   the   Organization   of   American  States   (OAS)   and   the   Institute   for  Access   to   Public   Information   (IAIP)   in   El   Salvador   signed   an  agreement  for  cooperation  and  technical  assistance  that  will  strengthen  the  capabilities  of  IAIP  for  compliance  with  the  law  on  access  to  public  information.    The   agreement   was   signed   by   Ronalth   Ochaeta   Argueta,   Representative   of   the   Office   of   the  General  Secretariat  of  the  OAS  in  El  Salvador,  and  Carlos  Adolfo  Ortega,  President  of  the  IAIP.    The  technical  assistance   that   the   IAIP  will   receive  with   this   important  agreement  will   focus  on  thematic   areas   such   as   design   and  organizational   development,   training  on   issues  of   strategic  direction,   process   and   quality   management,   and   leadership   and   teamwork.   Also   archive  management  assistance  will  be  addressed.    "The  collaboration  of   the  Department  of  Effective  Public  Management  will  optimize   resources  and   provide   effective   responses   to   the   challenges   facing   the   IAIP"   said   Carlos   Adolfo   Ortega,  President  of  the  IAIP.    In   accordance  with   the  provisions   of   the   law  on   access   to   public   information,   the   IAIP’s  main  function   is   to   ensure   the  proper   exercise  of   the   right   to  public   information,   the  protection  of  personal   information   and   the   promotion   of   a   culture   of   transparency   in   society   and   among  public  servants.