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Implementing Right to Information : Lessons from Experience

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dc.contributor.authorDokeniya, Anupama
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-07T22:52:40Z
dc.date.available2014-01-07T22:52:40Z
dc.date.issued2013-01
dc.description.abstractThis implementing right to information lessons from experience has attempted to sketch out the key areas that are important to address during the implementation of Right-to-Information (RTI). In particular, it has highlighted both the imperative of setting up a number of institutions to build capacity and support for RTI in the public sector as well as the challenges in sustaining implementation institutions as political will erodes. It has highlighted the critical importance of the underlying political economy and governance environment, an area often ignored in devising reforms but that is key to whether RTI ultimately works effectively or has any impact. The number of countries with RTI laws-laws that establish citizens `right` to have access to public information or operationalize such a right found in the constitution has exploded. Most of the new adopters are countries in Eastern Europe, Asia, Latin America, and most recently, Africa and the Middle East-countries. The international momentum translated into law when domestic dynamics were favorable, when political elites perceived that it is to their advantage to support the law in order to win political points with domestic constituencies and establish their democratic credentials internationally. In several countries, the transition to democracy also provided an opportunity when pro-reform coalitions of ruling and opposition parties, civil society groups, and media obviated sources of opposition or resistance to the passage of an RTI law.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17485835/implementing-right-information-lessons-experience
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/16520
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16520
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
dc.subjectACTIVISTS
dc.subjectADJUDICATION
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE TRADITIONS
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectANTICORRUPTION
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectAUTHORITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE CITIZEN
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectBEST PRACTICE
dc.subjectBRIBERY
dc.subjectBRIBES
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCHANGE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCITIZEN PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL LIBERTIES
dc.subjectCIVIL SERVANTS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectCOALITIONS
dc.subjectCOLLABORATION
dc.subjectCOLLUSION
dc.subjectCOMMUNIST
dc.subjectCOMPLAINTS
dc.subjectCONFIDENCE
dc.subjectCONSTITUENCIES
dc.subjectCONSTITUTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING PROCESSES
dc.subjectDELIVERY OF SERVICES
dc.subjectDEMANDS FOR INFORMATION
dc.subjectDEMOCRACIES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDISCLOSURE
dc.subjectDISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectDISCRETION
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectDUE PROCESS
dc.subjectE-GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATED CITIZENS
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectELECTED OFFICIALS
dc.subjectELECTIONS
dc.subjectELECTRONIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectELECTRONIC RECORDS
dc.subjectEMBEZZLEMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
dc.subjectEXECUTIVE AGENCIES
dc.subjectFAIR ELECTIONS
dc.subjectFEDERAL AGENCIES
dc.subjectFEDERAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFORMAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFRAUD
dc.subjectFREEDOM OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectFREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT BODIES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT DATA
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT TRUST
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subjectINFORMATION ACCESS
dc.subjectINFORMATION OFFICERS
dc.subjectINFORMATION REQUESTS
dc.subjectINFORMATION SHARING
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINITIATIVE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subjectJUDICIAL BODIES
dc.subjectJUDICIAL PROCESSES
dc.subjectJUDICIAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectJUDICIARY
dc.subjectJUSTICE
dc.subjectKICKBACKS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEGAL INTEREST
dc.subjectLEGAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLEGISLATURE
dc.subjectLEGISLATURES
dc.subjectLEGITIMACY
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectMALFEASANCE
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectMEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
dc.subjectMINISTER
dc.subjectMINISTERS
dc.subjectNATIONAL TERRITORY
dc.subjectNEPOTISM
dc.subjectOPPOSITION PARTIES
dc.subjectPATRONAGE
dc.subjectPENALTIES
dc.subjectPENALTY
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL APPOINTEES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL COMMITMENT
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ELITES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL MOMENTUM
dc.subjectPOLITICAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL WILL
dc.subjectPOLITICIANS
dc.subjectPROCUREMENT
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ACCESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC AGENCIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFORMATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INTEREST
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTORS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVANTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectRECORDS MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSANCTIONS
dc.subjectSCANDAL
dc.subjectSCANDALS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSTATE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectTRAINING INSTITUTES
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY AGENDA
dc.subjectVETO
dc.titleImplementing Right to Information : Lessons from Experienceen
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okr.date.disclosure2013-03-26
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:34:57.354977Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Knowledge Economy Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17485835/implementing-right-information-lessons-experience
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid575331468154478543
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000445729_20130326125454
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17485835
okr.identifier.report76254
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2013/03/26/000445729_20130326125454/Rendered/PDF/762540WP0P11830C00RTI0IPP0Web0Final.pdfen
okr.topicGovernance::E-Government
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicGovernance::National Governance
okr.topicGovernance::E-Government
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitPublic Sector Governance (PRMPS)
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