Determine balance between government confidentiality and citizens' right to information (NL0045)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Netherlands Action Plan 2020-2022
Action Plan Cycle: 2020
Status: Active
Institutions
Lead Institution: Instituut Maatschappelijke Innovatie (IMI) (Institute for Social Innovation)
Support Institution(s): Other Actors Involved State actors involved Ministries, General Affairs (AZ), Internal Affairs (BZK), several others. CSOs, private sector, multilate rals, working groups NGO’s as Open State Foundation, several others.
Policy Areas
Access to Information, Public Participation, Right to InformationDescription
What is the public problem that the commitment will address? There’s a tension between the so called ‘deliberative process privilege’ on the one hand whereby internal agency memorandums are not disclosed, and on the other hand the public call for more transparency on the arguments and scenario’s which are developed by civil servants.
What is the commitment? Organizing a dialogue and a document with various actors about solving this tension.
How will the commitment contribute to solving the public problem? Find a way to accommodate the need for confidential deliberations within government agencies and accommodate at the same time the public need for adequate information. Organizing meetings with civil servants, FOIA experts, top civil servants and representatives of the civil society. 20
Why is this commitment relevant to OGP values? The commitment will ideally lead to disclosing more information, improving the quality of the information disclosed, improving accessibility of information to the public, or enabling the right to information. The commitment is relevant to transparency. The commitment is creating or improving opportunities, or capabilities for the public to inform or influence decisions. The commitment is creating or improving the enabling environment for civil society. The commitment is relevant to civic participation.
Additional information Commitment budget made available by the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations: 20.000 euro. Links to other government programs: Fits in the ambition of Wet open overheid (Woo) Links to the National development plan or other sectoral / local plans: Meerjarenplan Informatiehuishouding (Multi-year information management plan). Milestone Activity with a verifiable deliverable Start Date: End Date: Meeting civil servants 1-1-2021 31-12-2021 Meeting FOIA experts 1-1-2021 31-12-2021 Meeting civil society 1-1-2021 31-12-2021 Meeting top civil servants 1-1-2022 31-12-2022 Document with new balance in Policy Intimacy 1-1-2021 31-12-2022
Commitments
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Present legislation on campaign finance transparency
NL0039, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Create national portal for transparent election results
NL0040, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Develop and implement digital participation platform at local level
NL0041, 2020, Automated Decision-Making
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Make FOIA information available through open data platform
NL0042, 2020, Access to Information
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Encourage active disclosure of government information
NL0043, 2020, Regulatory Governance
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Implement plain language initiatives
NL0044, 2020, Capacity Building
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Determine balance between government confidentiality and citizens' right to information
NL0045, 2020, Access to Information
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Training civil servants in active disclosure
NL0046, 2020, Capacity Building
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Develop contract monitoring register
NL0047, 2020, Anti-Corruption
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Pilot open data communities concept
NL0048, 2020, Access to Information
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Increase availability of open source software
NL0049, 2020, Automated Decision-Making
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Improve government purchase and use of algorithms
NL0050, 2020, Automated Decision-Making
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Publish complaints about public services as open data
NL0051, 2020, Access to Information
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Local Digital Democracy
NL0028, 2018, E-Government
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Dilemma Logic
NL0029, 2018, Capacity Building
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Join EITI
NL0030, 2018, Access to Information
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Open Algorithms
NL0031, 2018, Automated Decision-Making
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Open Local Decision-Making
NL0032, 2018, Access to Information
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‘Open by Design’ Pilots
NL0033, 2018, Access to Information
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Open Contracting
NL0034, 2018, Access to Information
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Open Parliament
NL0035, 2018, Anti-Corruption
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Open Government Standard and Dashboard
NL0036, 2018, Access to Information
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Pioneering Network for an Open Government for Municipalities
NL0037, 2018, Capacity Building
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Transparent Political Party Finance
NL0038, 2018, Anti-Corruption
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National Open Data Agenda
NL0019, 2016, Access to Information
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Stuiveling Open Data Award
NL0020, 2016, Access to Information
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Groningen Open Data Re-Use
NL0021, 2016, Access to Information
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Releasing Ministerial Research Reports
NL0022, 2016, Access to Information
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Detailed Open Spending Data
NL0023, 2016, Access to Information
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Open Local Authority Decision-Making
NL0024, 2016, Access to Information
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Training Civil Servants on Public Participation
NL0025, 2016, Capacity Building
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Easier Freedom of Information Requests
NL0026, 2016, Access to Information
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Open Government Expertise Centre (LEOO)
NL0027, 2016, Access to Information
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Further Develop and Promote Disclosure and Use of Open Data
NL0001, 2013, Access to Information
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Increase Financial Transparency Through Open Budget and Experiments with Open Spending and Budget Monitoring
NL0002, 2013, Access to Information
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Open House of Representatives
NL0003, 2013, E-Government
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Instruments for Integrity
NL0004, 2013, Anti-Corruption
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Revamp the Legislative Calendar
NL0005, 2013, Access to Information
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More Online Consultation
NL0006, 2013, E-Government
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More Transparency in Decision-Making Through Volgdewet.Nl Legislation-Tracking Website
NL0007, 2013, Access to Information
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Informal Approach to Freedom of Information Requests
NL0008, 2013, Access to Information
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From Rules to Freedom
NL0009, 2013, Public Participation
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Change Attitudes and Procedures Through Smarter Working and ‘Public Servant 2.0’
NL0010, 2013, Capacity Building
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Water Coalition
NL0011, 2013, Public Participation
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Develop and Implement Participation Policy at the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment
NL0012, 2013, Public Participation
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Make Government Information Accessible and Easy to Find
NL0013, 2013, Capacity Building
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Make Citizens Better Informed and More Empowered: Public Inspection and Correction of Information
NL0014, 2013, E-Government
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Open Announcements and Notifications
NL0015, 2013, E-Government
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Public Services and the User Perspective
NL0016, 2013, E-Government
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Designate Categories of Government Information for Active Access
NL0017, 2013, Access to Information
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Rethink Information Management and Active Access: Four ‘Open by Design’ Pilot Projects
NL0018, 2013, Access to Information