President Porfirio Lobo's Cabinet of Ministers this morning approved by decree the formation of an Office for Information and Social Relations (ORIS) under the Ministry of the Presidency. ORIS will be tasked to serve as a data collection center in support of the Office of the President of Honduras. Those who staff the new institution will have the authority to solicit information from government ministries, agencies, and other public organizations, and those entities will be required by law to comply. A director for ORIS has yet to be appointed. According to President Lobo, ORIS would have no connection to the Ministry of Communications. Its role would be to increase the informational awareness of the President and thus enhance his ability to make good decisions and improve coordination within the government. (3/2/10) (photo of Porfirio Lobo courtesy Internet)
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