Worker, JesseExcell, Carole2015-08-202015-08-202014-07-20https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22526This paper provides a summary of data about requests and appeals published by central reporting bodies in eight countries. It was prepared for the World Bank as part of a larger study on the implementation of right to information (RTI) laws. It examines available RTI data about requests and appeals from the most recent year of aggregated data—ranging between 2011 and 2013. It does not evaluate subnational data. It assessed these statistics for Brazil, India, Jordan, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, The United Kingdom, and the United States. Through this assessment it provides trends in how countries are collecting and publishing these data. Statistics were retrieved from annual reports and through online portals. Online portals were used for Brazil, Mexico, and the United States. The types of data collected include: volume of requests and rate of responses, types of requesters, type of information requested, agencies receiving requests, use of exemptions, appeals and complaints, and sanctions.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGODISCUSSIONANNUAL REPORTPUBLIC INTERESTIMPLEMENTATIONSDESIGNATIONAWARENESSFEEDBACKFREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAWANNUAL REPORTSHUMAN SERVICESLAW ENFORCEMENTGOVERNMENTDATA COLLECTIONINFORMATIONMONITORINGCONTENTSPRIVACYONLINE PORTALCAPACITY BUILDINGINFORMATION MANAGEMENTBENCHMARKSDECISIONSLEADINGREAL-TIME DATAPRINCIPLE OF OPENNESSDISCLOSUREBINDINGLEGAL BASISPERSONAL INFORMATIONINFORMATION SYSTEMSSECURITY SERVICESPROFILE INFORMATIONINFORMATION DISCLOSUREARCHIVESINSTITUTIONSDATAGOVERNMENT POLICYTELECOMMUNICATIONSINFORMATION SERVICESCUSTOMSTARGETSIDEASCASESDOCUMENTSRESEARCHSOCIAL SECURITYPROCESSSTANDARDSDATABASESPRACTICELIBRARYLEGAL FRAMEWORKTELEPHONEACCESS TO INFORMATIONNATIONAL STATISTICSPUBLISHINGUSERSTECHNOLOGYHOMELAND SECURITYAVAILABILITY OF DATANATIONAL SECURITYPDFRECORDS MANAGEMENTINFORMATION REQUESTSTRANSPARENCYOPEN GOVERNMENTRESULTSMETRICSPARTICIPATIONBOUNDARIESINDEXPERSONAL DATAEFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATIONCOLLECTION OF DATARESEARCHERSNATIONAL LIBRARYFILINGCAPACITY- BUILDINGCONFIDENTIALITYGOVERNMENT BODIESWEB PORTALCASEINTERNETADMINISTRATIONWEB PORTALSGOVERNMENT MINISTRYHUMAN RIGHTSGOVERNMENT AGENCIESFREEDOM OF INFORMATIONSECURITYBUSINESSESBUSINESSACTIVISTSPUBLIC PARTICIPATIONPERFORMANCEINSTITUTIONINFORMATION POLICYONLINE PORTALSSTANDARDCOMMUNICATIONGOVERNMENT INFORMATIONVARIETYGOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICESPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONNATIONAL ARCHIVESWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/22526