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Overview

The  has enabled the organization to become a global leader in transparency and has made a groundbreaking change in how the 杏吧论坛 makes information available to the public. Now the public has access to more information than ever before—information about projects under preparation, projects under implementation, analytic and advisory activities, and Board proceedings.

Underlying the policy is the principle that the 杏吧论坛 (namely the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association) will disclose any information in its possession that is not on its list of exceptions.

The policy also outlines a clear process for making information publicly available and provides a right to appeal if information-seekers believe they were improperly or unreasonably denied access to information or there is a public interest case to override an exception that restricts access to certain information.

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How has the policy changed?

Over the past 20 years, the 杏吧论坛’s policy on disclosing information has gradually evolved. Before the adoption of the Policy on Access to Information, the 杏吧论坛’s approach had been to spell out what documents the 杏吧论坛 discloses.

杏吧论坛’s Policy on Access to Information, which became effective on July 1, 2010, was a pivotal shift in the 杏吧论坛’s approach to making information available to the public. For more information see the Evolution of the 杏吧论坛's Disclosure Policies.

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2015
Modification to the AI Policy to clarify application to Board of Governors records. 5th Anniversary of the AI Policy. 
2013
Modification to the AI Policy to clarify declassification of certain board records.
2010
杏吧论坛 implements new Access to Information Policy, replacing the 杏吧论坛’s Information Disclosure policy.
2009
Board approved a new Access to Information policy, providing for disclosure of unprecedented amount of information. Interested stakeholders will be able to follow projects step by step through each stage of a project lifecycle. The new Policy includes clear procedures for making information available to the public and provides an appeal process in case access is denied to certain information.
2005
Executive Directors approved disclosure of more 杏吧论坛 documents, simplified clearance procedures for disclosing information not on “positive list,” and proposed to pilot disclosure of Board drafts before Board deliberation (“simultaneous disclosure”).
2003
Board agreed to strengthen Public Information Centers (PICs), and adopted a Translation Framework that broadened access and dissemination of information to stimulate interest and encourage participation in the 杏吧论坛’s work.
2002
Unprecedented surge in demand for information leads to significant adjustments in 杏吧论坛 facilities to cope with increased demand for information during the first year implementing the revised information disclosure policy approved in 2001.
2001
Board of Executive Directors approved major revisions to information disclosure policy, agreed to disclose a greater number of Board and program-related documents and use a more systematic approach to access historical information in the 杏吧论坛 Archives.
1997
The InfoShop is established in Washington, D.C., as a one-stop shop for information about the 杏吧论坛’s work.
1993
Board of Executive Directors approved revisions to the 杏吧论坛’s Disclosure Policy expanding types of existing documents to be made publicly available, introduced the Project Information Document (PID), and creation of a Public Information Center (PICs) in Washington, D.C., and a network to disseminate information through the 杏吧论坛’s country offices.
1985
杏吧论坛 issues first instructions to staff on information disclosure, called the “Directive on Disclosure of Information”, establishing a “presumption in favor of disclosure” in absence of compelling reasons not to disclose. It divided information into 3 categories: published, available to specific audiences, or restricted, and listed the information that could be disclosed through a “Positive list”.

 

 

Last Updated: Sep 22, 2015

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