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Priority 4.1 Actions

In the following table, you will find a description of priority 4.1 “Improve Information Management for Open Government” with the desired results for 2024 and the organisations responsible for implementation:

Results and implementors
Description Result for 2024 Implementor – By whom, with whom
1. Prepare multi-year plans for central government and local and regional authorities.
  • Prepare multi-year plans for all government entities and send them to the Senate and House of Representatives.
  • Include results achieved and updated measures in the central government’s multi-year plan.
 BZK/OCW for central government, all government organisations VNG for municipalities, IPO for provinces, UvW for water authorities
2. Implement a multi-year plan for Openness and Information Management in Central Government to meet information needs through disclosure and professional information management.
  • Publication of underlying notes to all parliamentary papers.
  • Baseline measurement, after measurement and follow-up measurement, is conducted to measure the maturity of information management in government organisations.
  • The Sustainably Accessible Government Information Metadata (MDTO) standard has been included in the comply or explain list of the Standardisation Forum to improve data exchange between government bodies.
 BZK/OCW (Open Government Programme) i.c.w. government organisations, MDTO: BZK/OCW i.c.w. local and regional authorities
3. Implement and execute the Open Government Act to regulate access to information (actively and on-demand).
  • Financial and human resources have been reserved.
  • Improved percentage of requests handled within the statutory or agreed period. The first information categories on the Woo Index are accessible.
 BZK (Open Government Program), government-wide Local and regional authorities Implementing organisations
4. Modernise and implement the new Public Records Act.
  • Bill drafted
  • Further preparations for implementation (including the draft Public Records Regulation and Decree)
 OCW, government-wide Local and regional authorities Implementing organisations
5. Set up more robust supervision and coordination of information management through the Government Commissioner, the Public Sector Information & Heritage Inspectorate and CIO Rijk, among others.
  • Exploration and development of a General Information Act by the Government Commissioner for Information Management. This bill also contributes to priority 4.2, “Improve data management for citizens and organisations”, and 4.3, “Strengthen the government’s ICT organisation and systems”.
 Government Commissioner for Information Management Advisory Board on Openness and Information Management Information and Heritage Inspectorate

To go straight to the next priority, see 4.2 Improve Data Management for Citizens and Organisations.

To go back to the Track 4 overview page, see 4. The Digital Government Must Adhere to a Values-Driven and Transparent Methodology.

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