Regulators push access to information rights

Moroccan public institutions used the International Publishing and Book Fair in Rabat to promote legal literacy and encourage citizens to use rights that remain underutilised, particularly access to information and personal data protection, reports Hespress English. Several constitutional bodies staged joint programming at the International Publishing and Book Fair 2026, including the National Commission for the Protection of Personal Data and the Right of Access to Information Commission, focusing on laws governing digital rights and public transparency. Through workshops and public sessions, officials sought to explain the practical use of legislation such as Law 09-08 on personal data and Law 31-13 on access to information, as Morocco expands digital services while facing persistent gaps in public awareness. The effort reflects a broader institutional push to bring citizens closer to governance tools that exist formally but are unevenly used in practics, particularly outside administrative or professional circles. Other bodies joined the outreach, including the Economic, Social & Environmental Council, which promoted its participatory platform allowing citizens to contribute to public policy debates, and the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication, which ran media literacy sessions aimed at helping the public navigate information flows and understand regulatory safeguards. The National Authority for Probity and Anti-Corruption focused its programme on younger audiences, using interactive workshops to promote awareness of corruption risks and institutional reporting mechanisms.