Transparency in the Public Sector : Drivers of Effectiveness in Right to Information Implementation

This paper presents findings from a study on the drivers of effectiveness in right to information implementation. It is based on a conceptual mapping of four domains of RTI implementation that emerged from earlier research: (1) enabling conditions, (2) demand for information, (3) institutional capacity, and (4) oversight. The major elements found to be driving or impeding implementation effectiveness include barriers to access, strategic leadership and incentives, institutionalization of practices, monitoring responsibilities and institutional arrangements, cross-cutting transformative factors, and various types of enforcement mechanisms