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Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information
Year Value
2022 1996

Source: UNESCO(United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization)

Geographical Area: Total

Sub-indicators: cases

Data type

Estimated data by international organizations (Type2)
This is Korean data prepared by international organizations through estimation and modeling.
If there are no national data corresponding to UN SDGs indicators, international data are available for monitoring.
Indicator name

Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information
Definition

Public access to information refers to the presence of a robust system through which information is made available to citizens and others. It is based upon the established fundamental freedoms of expression and association, and these freedoms also both impact on the environment for public access to information.
Data collection

UNESCO collects data from databases managed by other international organizations, questionnaires self-conducted by member states, and estimates based on other data sources
Organizations

UNESCO(United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization)
Periodicity

Irregular
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information
Target name

Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements
Organizations

UNESCO(United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization)
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