STATE BODIES
The legal frameworks within which public and private sector entities operate differ.
-government entities are statutorily required to conduct their business through
open +transparent
processes to ensure that they are accountable to the citizenry.
This modern practice of open government is viewed as
a key feature
a necessary condition
of a contemporary democratic state.
*people can only effectively exercise their constitutional role as overseers of government action where their unfettered rights of access to information about government operations are secure.