Posts Tagged ‘proactive disclosure’
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29 July 2011
Chinese Agencies Disclose Spending on Travel
Chinese government departments have largely complied with a requirement to disclose how much was spent on overseas trips, receptions and vehicles in 2010, according to reports in the Chinese state and commercial media.
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7 July 2011
UK to Release Data on Government Performance
United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron July 7 ordered the release of more information about medical care, hospitals, schools and transportation services.
His action will require a wide range of public bodies to publish data on their performance.
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24 December 2009
Simultaneous Disclosure Another Major Improvement
One of the topics that remained under discussion was a change perhaps equally important to the adoption of a presumption of disclosure. The Board, despite some dissension, took a major step toward letting the public know what more about staff…
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11 September 2009
IFC Announces Plans to Review Disclosure Policy
The World Banks private sector lending arm, the International Finance Corporation, announced a review of its disclosure policy on September 8, a 15-month process to be done in conjunction with a review of its environmental and social policies.
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23 January 2009
Day One: President Obama Pledges to Open Government – International Openness Advocates Applaud US Reforms
Washington, DC – On Day One of his administration, President Barack Obama took authoritative steps to “create an unprecedented level of openness” in the US government through an executive order and two presidential memoranda.
International openness advocates, including more than… -
17 July 2008
Annual Report Suggests Gaps in Routine Disclosure
As its Public Communications Policy nears its third anniversary, the Asian Development Bank is coming up short of its own targets for routinely disclosing information and has frustrated civil society groups by denying several access requests.
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5 October 2007
EBRD Praised for Disclosing E-Mail Contacts
Transparency advocates have praised the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for disclosing the e-mail addresses of the EBRD Board of Directors through a dedicated Web page.
“We also welcome the commitment in the EBRD’s May 2006 Public Information Policy… -
9 May 2007
China Adopts First Nationwide Open Government Information Regulations
By Jamie P. Horsley
The Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Open Government Information (OGI Regulations) published on April 24, 2007, and effective one year later on May 1, 2008, mark a turning point away from the deeply… -
3 April 2003
SOUTH KOREA: Government to Release Portions of Cabinet Meetings
The Seoul Yonha, a Semi-official news agency in in the Republic of Korea, reports that the Government Administration and Home Affairs Ministry will begin to make sections of the minutes of Cabinet meetings available to the public.
According to Kim…