The federal government is seeking to enhance the accessibility of administrative documents to citizens, just like the Regions are doing to improve transparency. However, an exception is provided for ministerial offices. An obligation of transparency already exists in the three Regions of the country, but the federal government is working to modify the 1994 law relating to the publicity of the administration to increase the level of transparency and the confidence of the public. This includes both active and passive transparency. The latter involves a body responding to a request from a person seeking access to a document, which was cited regarding journalists during a House Committee discussion on the subject. Access to the article is limited to subscribers, who can enjoy unlimited access to all articles, files, and reports from the editorial staff, the digital version of the newspaper, and limited .
Like the Regions, the federal government wants to improve the transparency of administrative documents, so that they are more accessible to citizens. But unlike the Regions, it provides an exception for ministerial offices.
By Martine Dubuisson
Byes, it is a technical subject, but no less important: the transparency of the documents of “administrative bodies”. An obligation of transparency of these documents already exists in the three Regions of the country, Wallonia, Brussels, Flanders. The federal government, for its part, is working to modify, “modernize”, the “1994 law relating to the publicity of the administration”, to also increase its level of transparency and “increase the confidence of the public”. Whether it is active transparency (the body decides itself to publish documents to inform citizens) or passive transparency (the body responds to the request of a person wishing to have access to a document – the case of the journalists was cited on Wednesday in the House Committee, where the bill on the subject was under discussion).
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In conclusion, transparency in administrative bodies is essential to ensure the public’s trust and confidence in their government. While the federal government is taking steps to modernize the 1994 law on the publicity of the administration, there still remain exceptions for ministerial offices. As citizens, we must continue to advocate for greater transparency in all levels of government and hold our elected officials accountable.