Transparency of Transparency: The pro-active disclosure of the rules governing Access to Information as a gauge of organisational cultural transformation. The case of the Swiss transparency regime
We develop the concept of 'Transparency of Transparency'. We evaluate, for 2008 and 2011, the transparency of Swiss federal web sites. The ATI law's goal of 'cultural transformation' was not achieved in either year. Organisations with the highest managerial autonomy scored lower. Organisations linked with defence or foreign affairs received the lowest scores. The results deteriorated from 2008 to 2011.
transparency access to information public administration switzerland