Improved access to the Joint Ministerial Gazette (DE0031)

What is the public problem that the commitment will address? The Joint Ministerial Gazette (Gemeinsames Ministerialblatt, GMBl) is the official publication of the Federal Government. It is published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI). The GMBl is not the only way to access the administrative and other regulations, directives, decrees, orders, circulars and announcements published in it by the federal ministries. The different departments and authorities will also provide informa-tion and/or access free of charge upon request. To date, various libraries have offered free access to the GMBl, but otherwise, paid access is available from the publisher for individual editions and online access subscriptions.

What is the commitment? In the future, the BMI would like to develop the current system to provide particularly citizen-friendly access. In the interests of transparency and maximum accessibility where federal legislation is concerned, going forward GMBl content should therefore be available largely free of charge and in digital format. A concept is being drawn up that will also provide simple, free online access to content. It is scheduled for implementation by the end of 2024.

How does the commitment contribute to overcoming the challenge? By reconfiguring information access points, the BMI is making a key contribution to ensur-ing largely free and easy public access to this component of Federal Government legislation, thereby reflecting the core principle of open government

Why is this commitment relevant to OGP values?This commitment gives a broader public easier access to information, largely free of charge. It therefore helps to make the actions of the federal administration more transparent.

Additional information The timetable is still subject to a variety of factors, and implementation is unlikely to be completed before the end of the period covered by the third NAP.

Milestones Start Date Implementation by Draft concept, incl. expert consultations Q4 2021 Q2 2022 Start of pilot project Q3 2022 Q3 2023

Action Plan Review

Commitment 6.2: Improved access to the Joint Ministerial Gazette