Adopt Bill on Access to Information (SN0013)

Description of the commitment

What public issue will the engagement address? Citizen access to information is a fundamental right recognized and enshrined in several international and national texts. However, its effectiveness remains relative, notably due to the non-adoption of the law on access to information and its subsequent texts. Added to this is the absence of an operational implementation system.

What are the objectives of the commitment? The commitment aims to establish a legal framework that facilitates public access to information held by public authorities. The specific objectives consist of:1) Encourage compliance with international commitments and meet open governance standards; 2) Promote the transparency of government action by allowing citizens easy access to (public) information; 3) Allow citizens, researchers, media and organizations to access information; 4) Strengthen public confidence in governmental and constitutional institutions; Preventing crises by providing information to the public

How would the engagement help to solve the public problem? Fulfilling the commitment will allow Senegal to create an environment where information is available and accessible for citizens

Why is this commitment relevant to the values of the OGP? This commitment corresponds to the OGP values of transparency, citizen participation and accountability.

Additional information

The bill on access to information is in the validation process. He received a favorable opinion from the Supreme Court. Commitment is also important for Senegal, which aims to increase its score on access to information from 3/4 to 4/4. The adoption of the law and its subsequent texts in this area would be a major asset in achieving this objective.

Important actions with a verifiable deliverable | Starting - Closing | Estimated budget | Responsible

Conduct awareness-raising and advocacy activities for the adoption of the law on access to information and its subsequent texts (-Organize meetings with institutions; -Meet the Law Commission of the National Assembly -Plea to the Prime Minister, to the Secretary General of the Government) | January 2024 - June 2024 | 5,000,000 | National steering committee

Establish an independent administrative authority and make it operational | January 2024 - December 2025 | 240,000,000| SGPR

Create the OGP Senegal website | January 2024 - December 2025 | 50,000,000 | DPBG

Update data from the Open Data platform (https://senegal.opendataforafrica.org/) Senegal continuously by December 2024 | January 2024 - December 2024 | 100,000,000 | SENUM SA

Popularize the law and its subsequent texts for the public administration, civil society organizations, the private sector, the media and the public | July 2024 - December 2025 | 100,000,000 | National Steering Commitee