Tbilisi. The Institute for the Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) has implemented the project "Study of Best Practices of Access to Public Information", which aimed at enhancing the accountability and transparency of Georgia's public sector.As part of the study the authors have examined the content of public information published on the electronic resources of the Georgian public institutions and the form of posting of such information. At the same time, the project focused on studying the best international practices of access to public information. To this end, the authors of the study have selected the foreign analogues of the Georgian public agencies. Emphasis in this respect was made on the states with best practices: the United States of America, Great Britain / Scotland and Estonia.The study of international practices has revealed the modern trend, according to which in order to secure the transparency and accountability of its own activities, the state structures make available the data of interest to the public. The study has demonstrated also that in case of almost all agencies, the official web pages contain information such as the detailed information on the management; general contact information; description of the agency's structure and procedure of activities; strategic plans and action plans; projects and programs; quarterly and annual activity reports; legal acts; access to public information and the detailed description of procedure for requesting such information; etc.The project was implemented with the support of the "Good Governance in Georgia" (G-3) Program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Source:idfi.ge