Strengthening Transparency and Accountability through Access to Information
Providing citizens with open access to information is a cornerstone of good governance. Transparency is essential to allow citizens and markets to hold institutions accountable for their policies and performance, to foster trust in government and m...
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okr-10986-102772021-04-23T14:02:49Z Strengthening Transparency and Accountability through Access to Information Bellver, Ana Mendiburu, Marcos Poli, Maria ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIPS ADVOCACY ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COLLABORATION CONSULTATIONS CORRUPTION DRAFT LEGISLATION ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ELECTIONS ELECTRONIC INFORMATION ENTRY POINT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAWS GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT JOURNALISTS LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP ROLE LOAN LOBBYING MEDIA MOBILIZATION MONOPOLY NEGOTIATIONS POLITICAL AGENDA POLITICIANS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SECTOR RIGHT TO INFORMATION SENIOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS TRANSPARENCY TRUST IN GOVERNMENT Providing citizens with open access to information is a cornerstone of good governance. Transparency is essential to allow citizens and markets to hold institutions accountable for their policies and performance, to foster trust in government and minimize corruption. In the Latin America and the Caribbean region several countries have adopted Freedom of Information laws and a few more are currently considering them. This movement provides a unique opportunity to strengthen accountability relationships in the region. The World Bank is providing ongoing support to Access to Information (ATI) implementation through different instruments. In the Dominican Republic legislation was adopted and draft legislation to establish a regulatory body has been submitted to Congress. Finally, with Bank support for institutional development, the Honduran Congress adopted ATI legislation in late 2006 and appointed Access to Information Commissioners in 2007. As new oversight institutions are created and ATI legislation gets passed in America and Caribbean (LAC) it will be crucial for the Bank to provide assistance and build the capacity of the new Commissions. The importance of the Commissions and of ATI to the larger goals of the governance and anti-corruption agenda reinforce the need for the Bank to remain actively engaged with this community and continue its convening and knowledge brokering role. 2012-08-13T11:02:29Z 2012-08-13T11:02:29Z 2008-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/07/10133639/strengthening-transparency-accountability-through-access-information http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10277 English en breve; No. 131 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIPS ADVOCACY ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COLLABORATION CONSULTATIONS CORRUPTION DRAFT LEGISLATION ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ELECTIONS ELECTRONIC INFORMATION ENTRY POINT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAWS GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT JOURNALISTS LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP ROLE LOAN LOBBYING MEDIA MOBILIZATION MONOPOLY NEGOTIATIONS POLITICAL AGENDA POLITICIANS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SECTOR RIGHT TO INFORMATION SENIOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS TRANSPARENCY TRUST IN GOVERNMENT |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY RELATIONSHIPS ADVOCACY ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ACTORS CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COLLABORATION CONSULTATIONS CORRUPTION DRAFT LEGISLATION ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ELECTIONS ELECTRONIC INFORMATION ENTRY POINT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAWS GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT JOURNALISTS LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP ROLE LOAN LOBBYING MEDIA MOBILIZATION MONOPOLY NEGOTIATIONS POLITICAL AGENDA POLITICIANS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC SECTOR RIGHT TO INFORMATION SENIOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS STAKEHOLDER STAKEHOLDERS TRANSPARENCY TRUST IN GOVERNMENT Bellver, Ana Mendiburu, Marcos Poli, Maria Strengthening Transparency and Accountability through Access to Information |
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Providing citizens with open access to
information is a cornerstone of good governance.
Transparency is essential to allow citizens and markets to
hold institutions accountable for their policies and
performance, to foster trust in government and minimize
corruption. In the Latin America and the Caribbean region
several countries have adopted Freedom of Information laws
and a few more are currently considering them. This movement
provides a unique opportunity to strengthen accountability
relationships in the region. The World Bank is providing
ongoing support to Access to Information (ATI)
implementation through different instruments. In the
Dominican Republic legislation was adopted and draft
legislation to establish a regulatory body has been
submitted to Congress. Finally, with Bank support for
institutional development, the Honduran Congress adopted ATI
legislation in late 2006 and appointed Access to Information
Commissioners in 2007. As new oversight institutions are
created and ATI legislation gets passed in America and
Caribbean (LAC) it will be crucial for the Bank to provide
assistance and build the capacity of the new Commissions.
The importance of the Commissions and of ATI to the larger
goals of the governance and anti-corruption agenda reinforce
the need for the Bank to remain actively engaged with this
community and continue its convening and knowledge brokering role. |
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Bellver, Ana Mendiburu, Marcos Poli, Maria |
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Bellver, Ana Mendiburu, Marcos Poli, Maria |
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Bellver, Ana |
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Strengthening Transparency and Accountability through Access to Information |
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Strengthening Transparency and Accountability through Access to Information |
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Strengthening Transparency and Accountability through Access to Information |
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Strengthening Transparency and Accountability through Access to Information |
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Strengthening Transparency and Accountability through Access to Information |
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strengthening transparency and accountability through access to information |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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