The government has started publishing green papers. The six page document to be circulated through several daily newspapers every week aim at sharing various legislative polices in the making; seeking public feedback; and improving lawmaking by listening to stakeholder input.
Although some time has lapsed since I first talked about publishing green papers and its realization, it is hoped that the effort of publishing them creates a people centered approach to carrying out the legislative program of the country.
The proposal on creating a bill on freedom of expression was the first green paper published under the program. It was published Sunday through Thursday by rotation in several daily papers during the week before last. I understand that the proposal on freedom of assembly will be circulated coming Thursday.
The green paper on freedom of assembly was due to be published last week. However due to some internal glitches and lack of reasonable rates from certain papers, the issuing of the green paper has been carried forward for this week.
Although the legal reform commissioner has been trying to set up a blog in Dhivehi language to facilitate an interactive forum for people to contribute to green papers and white papers, the project is still undergoing last minute changes and improvements. The blog in its current form can be seen at www.oblique.gov.mv
I am fond of punctuation marks, a friend once remarked. He knew that the ministry has a blog called hyphen and a news website called comma under construction in addition to launching oblique.
Comments (3)
"I am fond of punctuation marks, a friend once remarked" .......... and strangely very economical when using them :D
I hope the public will take a holistic view on the ministry's latest knowledge-sharing drive, without knitpicking for conspiracy theories
Posted by .. | July 6, 2008 2:03 AM
Posted on July 6, 2008 02:03
Great work Mr.Nasheed.
Posted by Ahmed Naseem | July 6, 2008 10:33 AM
Posted on July 6, 2008 10:33
Dear Nasheed,
I feel the website will give you more feedback than the printed material. Most people who take time to comment are online. However for the benefit of the vast number of people who may not be using the web, the printed versions are a good idea.
I tried to write a comment on oblique, but it does not seem to work. The thaana letters come in random, and "fili" does not appear. Hope this will be sorted out soon.
Posted by Ahmed | July 6, 2008 11:51 AM
Posted on July 6, 2008 11:51