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International Ombudsman Institute

Fri, 28 November 2014

Ombudsman News 47/2014

Fri, 28 November 2014

Ombudsman News 47/2014





WORLD: Does open government need accountability institutions?

Accountability Institutions – such as Information Commissions, Ombudsman and Supreme Audit Institutions – play a fundamental role in advancing government openness. Initiatives such as the Open Government Partnership should deepen engagement with them.



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PAKISTAN: Constitution of the Federal Advisory Committee on Reforms and Alternate Dispute Resolution

The Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan has established the Federal Advisory Committee on Reforms and Alternate Dispute Resolutions comprising fourteen eminent members from various walks of life.



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WORLD: Dissertation on International Ombudsing – Navigating discursive channels

The IOI is pleased to present a dissertation on “International Ombudsing: Navigating discursive channels” submitted by C. McKenna LANG for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Taos Institute, Tilburg University with a view to acknowledge the work of practitioners and to consider shared ideas and different angles of analysis to enhance the dialogue.



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UK: Poor communication, errors in diagnosis and poor treatment tops the list of hospital complaints investigated by the Ombudsman

A report has revealed that the top three reasons for hospital complaints investigated by the Ombudsman Service were poor communication, errors in diagnosis - including delays in diagnosis, misdiagnosis and failure to diagnose - and poor treatment.



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PAKISTAN/SINDH: Tri-lingual seminar on the role of Ombudsman in Providing Administrative Justice to the People of Sindh

Awareness about the role of Ombudsman among the people, specially the people of far-flung rural areas is of paramount importance as it facilitates the expeditious and inexpensive justice at grass root level.



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WORLD: Network of Information Commissioners publishes international exchange survey 2014

The latest International Survey of Information Commissioners, conducted by the Centre for Freedom of Information, has been published including responses provided by 53 Commissioners/Ombudsman in 33 countries.



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