Access to Public Information in Georgia 2020

u In 2020, 19 public institutions issued public information in full and within a period of 10 days (among these were: the Office of the Public Defender, the National Statistics Office, the Office of the State Inspector); u In 2020, IDFI recognized the Administration of the Government of Georgia and the system of the Ministry of Justice as a whole as the most closed public institutions; u In 2020,. [...] The Least Transparent Institutions 2020 Administration of the Government of Georgia System of the Ministry of Justice The assessment of the Government of Georgia as the most closed agency in 2020 is based on the following key circumstances: u Statistics of the Responses to the Requests Sent to the Administration of the Government In 2020, a total of 52 requests for public information were sent to. [...] 20 u Importance of Access to Information of the Administration of the Government In 2020, the Administration of the Government of Georgia was one of the main coor- dinating bodies in the fight against the pandemic and, consequently, one of the most important sources for informing the public. [...] Particularly problematic is the restriction on the release of public information by the Ministry of Finance on the management of public finances, at the time when the Ministry itself should be a guarantor of financial transparency in the public sector, especially in the light of the crisis that has arisen due to the pandemic. [...] Unfortunately, the practice of low accountability established by other institutions (e.g., the Ministry of Justice, the Administration of the Government of Georgia, the State Treasury, etc.) over the years has had a negative impact on the overall rating of access to information in the public sector in Georgia and significantly hinders the process of improving access to information in the country.