Requests and Appeals Data in Right to Information Systems : Brazil, India, Jordan, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States

This 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 exa...

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Main Authors: Worker, Jesse, Excell, Carole
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24869621/requests-appeals-data-right-information-systems-brazil-india-jordan-mexico-south-africa-thailand-united-kingdom-united-states
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spelling okr-10986-225262021-04-23T14:04:09Z Requests and Appeals Data in Right to Information Systems : Brazil, India, Jordan, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States Worker, Jesse Excell, Carole DISCUSSION ANNUAL REPORT PUBLIC INTEREST IMPLEMENTATIONS DESIGNATION AWARENESS FEEDBACK FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW ANNUAL REPORTS HUMAN SERVICES LAW ENFORCEMENT GOVERNMENT DATA COLLECTION INFORMATION MONITORING CONTENTS PRIVACY ONLINE PORTAL CAPACITY BUILDING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT BENCHMARKS DECISIONS LEADING REAL-TIME DATA PRINCIPLE OF OPENNESS DISCLOSURE BINDING LEGAL BASIS PERSONAL INFORMATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY SERVICES PROFILE INFORMATION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ARCHIVES INSTITUTIONS DATA GOVERNMENT POLICY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION SERVICES CUSTOMS TARGETS IDEAS CASES DOCUMENTS RESEARCH SOCIAL SECURITY PROCESS STANDARDS DATABASES PRACTICE LIBRARY LEGAL FRAMEWORK TELEPHONE ACCESS TO INFORMATION NATIONAL STATISTICS PUBLISHING USERS TECHNOLOGY HOMELAND SECURITY AVAILABILITY OF DATA NATIONAL SECURITY PDF RECORDS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION REQUESTS TRANSPARENCY OPEN GOVERNMENT RESULTS METRICS PARTICIPATION BOUNDARIES INDEX PERSONAL DATA EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION COLLECTION OF DATA RESEARCHERS NATIONAL LIBRARY FILING CAPACITY- BUILDING CONFIDENTIALITY GOVERNMENT BODIES WEB PORTAL CASE INTERNET ADMINISTRATION WEB PORTALS GOVERNMENT MINISTRY HUMAN RIGHTS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FREEDOM OF INFORMATION SECURITY BUSINESSES BUSINESS ACTIVISTS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PERFORMANCE INSTITUTION INFORMATION POLICY ONLINE PORTALS STANDARD COMMUNICATION GOVERNMENT INFORMATION VARIETY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES PERSONAL COMMUNICATION NATIONAL ARCHIVES This 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. 2015-08-20T15:12:33Z 2015-08-20T15:12:33Z 2014-07-20 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24869621/requests-appeals-data-right-information-systems-brazil-india-jordan-mexico-south-africa-thailand-united-kingdom-united-states http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22526 English en_US Right to information working paper series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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topic DISCUSSION
ANNUAL REPORT
PUBLIC INTEREST
IMPLEMENTATIONS
DESIGNATION
AWARENESS
FEEDBACK
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW
ANNUAL REPORTS
HUMAN SERVICES
LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOVERNMENT
DATA COLLECTION
INFORMATION
MONITORING
CONTENTS
PRIVACY
ONLINE PORTAL
CAPACITY BUILDING
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
BENCHMARKS
DECISIONS
LEADING
REAL-TIME DATA
PRINCIPLE OF OPENNESS
DISCLOSURE
BINDING
LEGAL BASIS
PERSONAL INFORMATION
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
SECURITY SERVICES
PROFILE INFORMATION
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
ARCHIVES
INSTITUTIONS
DATA
GOVERNMENT POLICY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INFORMATION SERVICES
CUSTOMS
TARGETS
IDEAS
CASES
DOCUMENTS
RESEARCH
SOCIAL SECURITY
PROCESS
STANDARDS
DATABASES
PRACTICE
LIBRARY
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
TELEPHONE
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
NATIONAL STATISTICS
PUBLISHING
USERS
TECHNOLOGY
HOMELAND SECURITY
AVAILABILITY OF DATA
NATIONAL SECURITY
PDF
RECORDS MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION REQUESTS
TRANSPARENCY
OPEN GOVERNMENT
RESULTS
METRICS
PARTICIPATION
BOUNDARIES
INDEX
PERSONAL DATA
EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION
COLLECTION OF DATA
RESEARCHERS
NATIONAL LIBRARY
FILING
CAPACITY- BUILDING
CONFIDENTIALITY
GOVERNMENT BODIES
WEB PORTAL
CASE
INTERNET
ADMINISTRATION
WEB PORTALS
GOVERNMENT MINISTRY
HUMAN RIGHTS
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
SECURITY
BUSINESSES
BUSINESS
ACTIVISTS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PERFORMANCE
INSTITUTION
INFORMATION POLICY
ONLINE PORTALS
STANDARD
COMMUNICATION
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
VARIETY
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
spellingShingle DISCUSSION
ANNUAL REPORT
PUBLIC INTEREST
IMPLEMENTATIONS
DESIGNATION
AWARENESS
FEEDBACK
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW
ANNUAL REPORTS
HUMAN SERVICES
LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOVERNMENT
DATA COLLECTION
INFORMATION
MONITORING
CONTENTS
PRIVACY
ONLINE PORTAL
CAPACITY BUILDING
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
BENCHMARKS
DECISIONS
LEADING
REAL-TIME DATA
PRINCIPLE OF OPENNESS
DISCLOSURE
BINDING
LEGAL BASIS
PERSONAL INFORMATION
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
SECURITY SERVICES
PROFILE INFORMATION
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
ARCHIVES
INSTITUTIONS
DATA
GOVERNMENT POLICY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
INFORMATION SERVICES
CUSTOMS
TARGETS
IDEAS
CASES
DOCUMENTS
RESEARCH
SOCIAL SECURITY
PROCESS
STANDARDS
DATABASES
PRACTICE
LIBRARY
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
TELEPHONE
ACCESS TO INFORMATION
NATIONAL STATISTICS
PUBLISHING
USERS
TECHNOLOGY
HOMELAND SECURITY
AVAILABILITY OF DATA
NATIONAL SECURITY
PDF
RECORDS MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION REQUESTS
TRANSPARENCY
OPEN GOVERNMENT
RESULTS
METRICS
PARTICIPATION
BOUNDARIES
INDEX
PERSONAL DATA
EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION
COLLECTION OF DATA
RESEARCHERS
NATIONAL LIBRARY
FILING
CAPACITY- BUILDING
CONFIDENTIALITY
GOVERNMENT BODIES
WEB PORTAL
CASE
INTERNET
ADMINISTRATION
WEB PORTALS
GOVERNMENT MINISTRY
HUMAN RIGHTS
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
SECURITY
BUSINESSES
BUSINESS
ACTIVISTS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PERFORMANCE
INSTITUTION
INFORMATION POLICY
ONLINE PORTALS
STANDARD
COMMUNICATION
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
VARIETY
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
Worker, Jesse
Excell, Carole
Requests and Appeals Data in Right to Information Systems : Brazil, India, Jordan, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States
relation Right to information working paper series;
description This 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.
format Working Paper
author Worker, Jesse
Excell, Carole
author_facet Worker, Jesse
Excell, Carole
author_sort Worker, Jesse
title Requests and Appeals Data in Right to Information Systems : Brazil, India, Jordan, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States
title_short Requests and Appeals Data in Right to Information Systems : Brazil, India, Jordan, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States
title_full Requests and Appeals Data in Right to Information Systems : Brazil, India, Jordan, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States
title_fullStr Requests and Appeals Data in Right to Information Systems : Brazil, India, Jordan, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States
title_full_unstemmed Requests and Appeals Data in Right to Information Systems : Brazil, India, Jordan, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States
title_sort requests and appeals data in right to information systems : brazil, india, jordan, mexico, south africa, thailand, united kingdom, and united states
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24869621/requests-appeals-data-right-information-systems-brazil-india-jordan-mexico-south-africa-thailand-united-kingdom-united-states
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