This report provides a unique source of comparative information on measures adopted in OECD countries to strengthen citizens access to information, to enhance consultation and encourage their active…
The Turkish Right to Information Act, in force from April 2004, aims to regulate the procedure and the basis of the right to information from all public institutions. This status report examines the…
The Ecuadorian Transparency and Access to Information Law establishes that "[a]ccess to information is a right of the person guaranteed by the State" and requires that government agencies…
This landmark legislation guarantees the Mexican public's right to request and receive information from the government. In Spanish. For an English translation, see http://www.freedominfo.org/…
To complement the qualitative information obtained from an initial, general questionnaire on "Strengthening Government-Citizen Connections", OECD launched a follow-up questionnaire to…
This report takes stock of the OECD’s thirteen years of experience working with civil society to fight corruption. The important contribution civil society organisations have made to the process…
Reporters Without Borders defends the right to inform the public and to be informed, in accordance with Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To measure the access of a country…
The purpose of the guide is to provide a user-friendly overview of internet-accessible governance indicators that have previously been developed and used by intergovernmental organizations,…
Global Barometer (GB) surveys ask what people are thinking in new democracies by interviewing nationwide representative samples in Africa, East Asia, the new post-communist Europe, and in Latin…
Formerly the European Institute for Local and Regional Development, the Centre is an interdisciplinary research and educational institution specialising in regional and local studies and policies.…
