The Advisory Board on Open Government and Information Management (ACOI)Â attaches great importance to a democracy in which everyone can participate actively as well as monitor the actions taken by the government. For that to be possible, everyone needs to be able to access the information that the government has. The Advisory Board is committed to being the driving force behind this accessibility of public information.
The Advisory Boardâs tasks are laid down in the Open Government Act (Wet open overheid) (information in Dutch). The Advisory Board aims to promote the application of the Open Government Act by providing solicited and unsolicited advice to both the government and the parliament regarding public access to and effective management of government information. Moreover, the Advisory Board provides mediation between government organizations and journalists, researchers and others with a âprofessional interestâ who have submitted a request for the disclosure of public information to the relevant public body.
The Advisory Board carries out its tasks independently, expertly and on the basis of a transparent relationship with society. Hence, the Advisory Board seeks input from all stakeholders: political office holders and government officials, journalists and scholars, interest groups, companies and members of the public.