Towards open government: official information on the Web

Abstract

Governments over the 1990s have been moving towards public accountability and accessibility of official information. Based on a seminar presentation and workshop at Liverpool John Moores University, examines the extent of the development of United Kingdom (UK) national and local government and European Union (EU) official information on the World Wide Web from the perspective of the ordinary citizen. Focuses on the access points of the award‐winning Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA) Government Information Service and the Europa pages with particular focus on the UK parliament, HMSO and The Stationery Office, and the UK European Commission sites. Findings from a small‐scale study of four UK local government sites suggest that much more information needs to be mounted to meet expectations, whereas national and supranational government sites are quite advanced in the information provision.

Citation

Chandler, H.E. (1998), "Towards open government: official information on the Web", New Library World, Vol. 99 No. 6, pp. 230-237. https://doi.org/10.1108/03074809810236784