Our Mandate
The Information Commission (InfoCom) is guided by the Access to Information Act, 2018 (ATIA) and Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPA) and subsequent related legislations, deriving its core principles from the Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles as envisaged in Article 28 ‘Right to access official information’ and Article 20 ‘Right to privacy’. The mandate of the InfoCom is to promote the right of access to public information and to strengthen the protection of individuals with regards to the processing of personal data, foster good governance, transparency, accountability and integrity in public service, encourage participation of people in public affairs, and expose corrupt practices, a key component of an open government.