The Right To Information In The Context Of E-Government Transformation

During the last years the concept of electronic government (e-Government) and open government gained more and more popularity, the latter ceased to be used only as a synonym of decisional transparency, but also became an effective instrument for ensuring the right to information. In conditions of a democratic society, citizen isn’t any more only a passive beneficiary. He turns into a genuine participant and sometimes a supervisor of public service provision process. The level of access to information and satisfaction of the provided services represents the litmus test of the quality of the activity carried out by the government. The principles of open government acquire a special importance as a guarantee of access to public information. In this article the author will decipher the concept of transparency and access to information in the context of e-Transformation of the government and will analyze the compatibility of the mechanisms and resources offered by Information Technology with the communication between public administration and citizens and provision of public service in the virtual world.