FOI Experts Tackle Challenges in Government Transparency

Written By Ana West

By: www.Brechner.org, March 21, 2025

The first Sunshine Fest enabled about 160 people from throughout the country – and also from Canada, Brazil and Ghana – to discuss solutions to the most pressing problems in government transparency. 

The sold-out event was coordinated by the Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project at the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications to note the 20th anniversary of national Sunshine Week, which promotes the public’s right to know yearly in March.

Recordings of the plenary sessions are posted at the Sunshine Week YouTube page, available from this page. A session about AI is online at YouTube, and a session about enforcement mechanisms was recorded via audio. 

The Brechner FOI project also launched the Sunshine United Network to continue this conversation throughout the year.

Ana West
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