TY - BOOK TI - Afghans’ access to information survey-2017 : : analysis of a comprehensive baseline survey / AV - Pamphlet HN670.6. Z9. PY - 2017/// CY - Kabul, Afghanistan : PB - Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA), KW - Rural development – Afghanistan KW - Community development – Afghanistan KW - Non-governmental organizations – Afghanistan KW - Humanitarian assistance – Afghanistan KW - Economic assistance – Afghanistan KW - Reconstruction – Afghanistan KW - Human rights – Afghanistan KW - Civil society – Afghanistan N1 - “August 2017” ; Contents: About Integrity Watch Afghanistan—Acknowledgement—Acronyms—Executive summary—Introduction—Methodology—Overview of survey—General perceptions—Making and processing requests—Complaints—Proactive disclosure—Assessing results across different metrics—Conclusion and recommendations—Annexes N2 - Summary: “Afghanistan adopted an access to information law in late 2014, thereby joining the community of what is today nearly 120 countries with such laws. This was a very important development inasmuch as it implemented the constitutional guarantee of the right to information and created practical means whereby Afghans can access information held by public institutions. At the same time, the adoption of such legislation is just the first step, and the more long-term, challenging task is implementing the legislation…”—(page 2) ER -