Variable: Practice: citizen requests for public information are effective

QoG Code: (aii_q42)


Dataset: Africa Integrity Indicators

Description:

Sub-score (0-100). Question no. 42. In practice, citizen requests for public information are effective.

A 100 score is earned where all the following conditions are met:
1) records are available online or on paper less than two weeks after requested, and
2) costs are limited to photocopying. A 100 score is possible even if there are exceptions for information protected by national security or individual privacy laws.

A 50 score is earned where any of the following conditions apply:
1) many records are not online and/or it takes between two and four weeks for citizens to obtain them, or
2) costs sometimes are higher than photocopying.

A 0 score is earned where at least one of the following conditions applies:
1) most records are not online and it takes more than a month for a citizen to obtain them, or
2) costs are usually higher than photocopying.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-12-04
Last updated by source: 2023-07-04


Categories:

Quality of Government


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Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 54
Standard time-series: 54


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