是什么促进了信息权——对法律、技术及行政管理影响的跨国考察

What enhances the right to information? A cross-national examination of legal, technological,and administrative influences

引言近年来,世界各国在实现开放政府(open government)方面有两大趋势性途径。一种途径被认为是基于权利的变动,涉及与知情权(right to know)相关的正式制度安排,这些安排从数量上看不断增多,预计将对促进信息自由(FOI)发挥至关重要的作用。国家层面上的信息自由立法和国际机制,如联合国《世界人权宣言》第19条,能够促进信息获取(ATI)的自由(Hamilton and Ole Pors 2003)。

This study examines the influence of legal arrangements(freedom of information legislation), technological advancements(e-government), and administrative capacity(government effectiveness) on the right to information with a cross-country view. To that end, it uses various global indicators. A regression-based analysis reveals that legal guarantees and e-government do not significantly influence the extent to which the right to information is realised. Freedom of information legislation can offer legal guarantees for the right to information;however, the outcomes in terms of the right to information have not yet been reached for many new adopters of the legislation. While the contribution of e-government to the right to information is also insignificant, a government’s administrative capacity is pivotal to achieving the right to information.