When the Internet finally arrived in Guyana, an SDNP initiative was already planned and started up a few months later in July 1997. In common with most developing countries Guyana had a problem with public access to information. Information generated by public agencies including government ministries was not readily available.
Reports produced become almost inaccessible after a short time.
Details of services available and requirements for paying taxes, investing and other transactions was time-consuming to acquire. Information was stored mainly on paper and subject to deterioration and loss. For examples requests for information such as statistics on the education system or investments policy had to be received by phone, regular mail or fax. The information required had to be photocopied and mailed or faxed back to the inquirer. Methods were slow and had not changed much in decades.