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The ICO has produced guidance to aid understanding and application of FOI legislation for higher education institutions with a particular focus on research information.

A new working group has been set up to examine how UK-funded research can be made more accessible.

Cloud computing - two further papers by the Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Cloud Legal Project

The Government has launched a consultation on Open Data.  

According to the ICO, tweets addressed to an institution may constitute valid Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.

A research centre at Stirling University refused a request for information from a tobacco company on the grounds that it was vexatious under FOISA.

The Information Commissioner has ordered the Cabinet Office to disclose the details of 24 individuals earning over £150,000 per year.

A data controller is able to anonymise originally-personal data to make it free of data protection law constraints.

Institutions who share data might be interested in the ICO's latest publication.  They have published a statutory code of practice on data sharing by public sector bodies, businesses and other organisations.

A Freedom of Information request reveals that plagiarism is still a problem for some Welsh universities.

A dedicated 'one stop shop' has been produced, telling the public about their FOI rights, and a step by step guide on how to use them.

Failings in the technical process of redacting sensitive material from documents before publishing on line resulted in the blacked out portions being visible if copied and pasted into another document.

Inform, the Scottish Information Commissioner’s latest newsletter on relevant FOI related legal developments and recent decisions includes a roundup of decisions considering whether remuneration -related information of public authority staff should be disclosed.

Cloud computing and data protection, new research from Queen Mary, University of London.

The 2010 Annual Report of the Scottish Information Commissioner confirms that the public are increasingly making use of access to information laws including FOI and that this is set to continue in the current economic climate.

New law gives individuals more control over what information organisations can store on their computer.

The Scottish Information Commissioner’s terms and conditions on use of information have been updated with effect from 23 Feb 2011 to permit use of information, including that on their website, under the Open Government Licence for public sector information.

According to the UK government, cybercrime is costing the country around £1000 every second. 

Universities UK has published a report looking at how institutions can promote freedom of speech on campus, while protecting the welfare of staff, students and the wider community.

The Scottish Information Commissioner pilots a single model publication scheme for public authorities from Feb 2011.