Overview

At-a-Glance

Action Plan: South Korea Third National Action Plan 2016-2018

Action Plan Cycle: 2016

Status:

Institutions

Lead Institution: Ministry of the Interior

Support Institution(s): Central government ministries, local governments, public institutions, etc. general public, civic groups, etc.

Policy Areas

Access to Information, Capacity Building, Fiscal Openness, Local Commitments, Open Data, Publication of Budget/Fiscal Information

IRM Review

IRM Report: Republic of Korea End-of-Term Report 2016–2018, Republic of Korea Mid-Term Report 2016-2018

Early Results: Marginal

Design i

Verifiable: No

Relevant to OGP Values: Yes

Ambition (see definition): Low

Implementation i

Completion:

Description

Facilitating use of the standard model for pre-release of information; Commitment Start and End Date: New / 1 July 2016 ~ 30 June 2018; Lead implementing Ministry, Department, Agency: Ministry of the Interior; Person responsible from implementing agency: Yang, Myeong seok; Title, Department: Public Data Policy Division, Deputy director; Email: Ilmoo10@korea.kr; Phone: +82-2-2100-3185; Other actors involved: Government Ministries, Department/ Agency Central: government ministries, local governments, public institutions, etc.; CSOs private sector, multilaterals, working groups: general public, civic groups, etc.; Status quo or problem addressed by the commitment: In order to mitigate inconvenience of citizens caused by each institution selecting and releasing information based on its own subjective viewpoint without any common standard, the government developed a standard model for pre-release of information and distributed for application in public institutions. However, its penetration level is still low, in particular, with only 49.6% of primary local governments following the standard model on average as of December 2015.; Main Objective: To enhance user convenience by providing open information based on standardized categories and method so citizens can better understand, access, and easily use the information.; Brief Description of Commitment: Efforts will be made to gradually increase the rate of public institutions’ information pre-release based on the standard model so that citizens can find categories and contents of the disclosed information in a consistent manner. In particular, the information pre-release rate of primary local governments will be improved from 49.6% in 2015 to 55% by the end of 2016.; OGP challenge addressed by the commitment: Improving public services and Increasing public integrity.; Relevance: This commitment is relevant to access to information and Public accountability; Ambition: More pre-emptive and proactive disclosure of useful information for citizens will improve administrative transparency and facilitate public services.

IRM End of Term Status Summary

For details on this commitment, see South Korea End-of-Term Report 2016–2018.

Standard Model for Pre-Release Information (KR0024)