Guaranteeing the right to access to information in a turbulent world (IAID 2025)
This International Access to Information Day (IAID), we'll be joined by special guest Guilherme Canela de Souza Godoi, Director of the Division for Digital Inclusion and Policy and Digital Transformation, and Secretary of the Information for All Programme, UNESCO.
Guilherme will be presenting on how governments can ensure the right to access to information in today’s world. Hear real life examples of why it is important that the public have access to government-held information, and what leaders need to put in place to guarantee this right.
This event is part of OVIC's IAID celebrations. More IAID events and resources are available via the IAID webpage.
About our guest presenter
Guilherme Canela is the Director of the Division for Digital Inclusion and Policies and Digital Transformation, and Secretary of the Information for All Programme (IFAP) at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. As Chief of the Section for Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists from 2020 – 2025, he was responsible for World Press Freedom Day, the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, and the Guidelines for the Governance of Digital Platforms.
Guilherme has previously held the position of Communication and Information Regional Adviser for Latin America and the Caribbean at UNESCO Montevideo Office, and as Regional Coordinator of the UNESCO Initiative for the Promotion of Democracy and Freedom of Expression in judicial systems in Latin America. He was also the Secretary of the Regional Committee of the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean, and focal point of the Organization for issues related to the safety of journalists.
Key details
When: Tuesday 30 September
Time: 10:00am - 10:45am AEST
Where: Online - Microsoft Teams