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Research paper thumbnail of The Atrocity Files

History, Culture, Politics, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of FOI in Practice: Measuring the Complexity of Information Requests and Quality of Government Responses in Mexico The National Security Archive - Mexico Project

This study is an analysis of the quality of government responses in relation to the complexity of... more This study is an analysis of the quality of government responses in relation to the complexity of FOI requests sent through Mexico's electronic information system from June 12, 2003 to April 30, 2006. After examining 1,000 information requests and corresponding government responses, the authors of the study concluded that in 76% of the cases the government responses satisfied the requests of the user during the first three years of the law's existence. Nevertheless, the results also demonstrated that the most complex FOI requests were more difficult for public officials to answer; those classified as "highly complex" received satisfactory responses in only 57% of the cases analyzed. The findings serve as a warning about Mexico's need to improve the capacity of government agencies to respond to more complex requests for information as requesters become increasingly sophisticated in their demands over time.

Research paper thumbnail of The Atrocity Files

History, Culture, Politics, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of FOI in Practice: Measuring the Complexity of Information Requests and Quality of Government Responses in Mexico The National Security Archive - Mexico Project

This study is an analysis of the quality of government responses in relation to the complexity of... more This study is an analysis of the quality of government responses in relation to the complexity of FOI requests sent through Mexico's electronic information system from June 12, 2003 to April 30, 2006. After examining 1,000 information requests and corresponding government responses, the authors of the study concluded that in 76% of the cases the government responses satisfied the requests of the user during the first three years of the law's existence. Nevertheless, the results also demonstrated that the most complex FOI requests were more difficult for public officials to answer; those classified as "highly complex" received satisfactory responses in only 57% of the cases analyzed. The findings serve as a warning about Mexico's need to improve the capacity of government agencies to respond to more complex requests for information as requesters become increasingly sophisticated in their demands over time.

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