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Proactive Transparency : The Future of the Right to Information? / Helen Darbishire.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Darbishire, Helen.
- Series:
- Other papers
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Access to Information.
- Annual Reports.
- Best Practices.
- Business Development.
- Citizen Participation.
- Confidentiality.
- Disclosure.
- E-Business.
- E-Government.
- Economic Development.
- Elections.
- Financial Institutions.
- Freedom of Information.
- Geographic Information.
- Governance.
- Human Rights.
- Information and Communication Technologies.
- Interest Groups.
- International Law.
- National Security.
- Open Government.
- Political Parties.
- Privacy.
- Private Sector.
- Private Sector Development.
- Public officials.
- Public Policy.
- Public Sector.
- Reading.
- Transparency.
- Local Subjects:
- Access to Information.
- Annual Reports.
- Best Practices.
- Business Development.
- Citizen Participation.
- Confidentiality.
- Disclosure.
- E-Business.
- E-Government.
- Economic Development.
- Elections.
- Financial Institutions.
- Freedom of Information.
- Geographic Information.
- Governance.
- Human Rights.
- Information and Communication Technologies.
- Interest Groups.
- International Law.
- National Security.
- Open Government.
- Political Parties.
- Privacy.
- Private Sector.
- Private Sector Development.
- Public officials.
- Public Policy.
- Public Sector.
- Reading.
- Transparency.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 pages)
- Other Title:
- Proactive Transparency
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2010.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This paper identifies four primary drivers of proactive disclosure throughout history. The first is the need to inform the public about laws and decisions and the public's right to be informed, to know their rights and obligations. The second is the public's demand for the information needed to hold governments accountable both at and between elections. The third is the demand for information in order to participate actively in decision-making. The fourth is the provision to the public of information needed to access government services, which has expanded significantly in the past decade with growth of electronic access to services or 'e-government.' This paper attempts to advance the debate around that question by analyzing the multiple proactive disclosure provisions in national law and international treaties in order to identify the emerging global consensus on the classes of information which should be included in a proactive disclosure regime. The paper examines the practical challenges related to the implementation of proactive disclosure regimes and some of the lessons learned from which principles for making proactive disclosure work in practice can be derived. It concludes by identifying some future challenges and areas where additional research is needed.
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