Joaquín Martín, Lorenzo Cotino, Javier Cuenca and Andrés Boix (Faculty of Law at Universitat de València) have analysed the transparency law and have explained to the members of the government, municipal specialists and the civil society the keys to putting the regulation into practice. The aim of these educational events was to inspire the creation of a culture based on transparency.
On Tuesday, 19th of July, in the Palacio de los Condes de Cervellón de Anna (Canal de Navarrés) hosted the event “Challenges for Culture GO!: local transparency”. The organizer of the programme, Virginia Pardo (Cap d’Iniciatives del Vicerectorat de Participació i Projecció Territorial) along with the mayor of Anna, Pilar-Teresa Sarrión, inaugurated the session. Later on, professor Pardo moderated a round table discussion in which Joaquín Martín Cubas (Department of Constitutional Law, Political and Administrative Sciences) and Andrés Boix Palop (Department of Administrative Law and Procedural law) participated.
The next day, Wednesday the 19th, was the turn of Foios (Horta Nord). The mayor of that province, Sergi Ruiz, and the organizer, Virginia Pardo, inaugurated the symposium. Javier Cuenca Cervera and Lorenzo Cotino Hueso (Department of Constitutional Law, Political and Administrative Sciences) were in charge of the conferences.
The International Centre of Gandia (La Safor) was the host of the last events in the month of June on Thursday the 21st. Joaquín Martín Cubas and Lorenzo Cotino Hueso took part in the round table discussion in which professor Pardo was the moderator.
The specialists from the faculty of Law at UV who are involved in the programme wish to make citizens aware of the new rights and obligations that the transparency law implies. Moreover, the law will attempt to shift the limits and exceptions of this law to the municipal specialists, as well as the obligation to practice active transparency which implies shying away from a hierarchical and opaque administrative culture and becoming a “GO! culture” based on open government and the ease of access to public information.
The organizer, Virginia Pardo, has pointed out that the objective of this programme by Universitat de València, created at the initiative of the provincial council is to “encourage a transparent government which allows clarity, openness and visibility of its actions”.
This programme has already gone around different towns such as Villar del Arzobispo, Silla, Sueca, Ontinyent, Aldaia, Sagunto, Utiel, Buñol, l’Alcúdia, Bétera, Anna, Foios and Gandia. After the summer, the event will continue in Ayora (22nd of September) and Xátiva (17th of October).
Last update: 26 de july de 2016 09:50.
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