This Guide complements the Practical Guidance Note on Rightto Information, which provided guidance on approaches for designingand implementing programmes in this area. It builds on thisknowledge, and focuses on the monitoring and evaluation of thoseprogrammes, paying particular attention to the use of appropriateindicators, including gender and pro-poor indicators. It outlines thebasic principles of programme evaluation, but concentrates onassessing outcomes. It outlines four broad areas of right to informationthat must be considered in any context for a thorough evaluation. Theseare: (1) the legal regime for the right to information; (2) theimplementation of right to information legislation by government; (3)the use of right to information by the general public and civil society;and (4) the use of right to information by marginalised groups. It thensuggests questions for each area, and derives from these typical baselineassessment features, outputs and outcomes. The Guide is a joint publication under the UNDP Governance Indicatorsproject (www.undp.org/oslocentre/cross.htm) and the Access toInformation Service Line.
