The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) is a Georgian non-governmental organization founded in 2009 by two historians/researchers Levan Avalishvili and Giorgi Kldiashvili.

The idea to create IDFI was born during an international conference that was periodically hosted by Levan Avalishvili and Giorgi Kldiashvili in Georgia since 2005. The conference was supported by the American non-governmental research organization National Security Archive, George Washington University. The conference involved participants, which included local and foreign historians, archive researchers, and specialists and lawyers in the fields of public access to information and open governance, discussing issues related to openness of archives and access to archival documents in various countries. During the 2009 conference, an idea was born to set up an organization in Georgia that would advocate archive transparency by working on openness, transparency and improvement of access to public information. Eventually, with the support of American partners, Levan Avalishvili and Giorgi Kldiashvili established such an organization.

IDFI’s VISION is an - informed and empowered society for democratic governance!

MISSION - They strive for an empowered and inclusive society; they promote human rights and good governance by raising civic awareness through sound informational reports, research and recommendations; they  advocate for initiating & implementing reforms of policies, laws and practices to enhance democratic governance.