trends in access to environmental information among Parties to the Aarhus Convention Chris Jarvis Freedom Of Information Manager Environment Agency
Responses: Oct06 – Feb07 14 EU Countries 9 EECCA Countries 1 European Commission
Internet Provision: Generally Good
Internet Provision: More to do …
Trends in Internet Provision
Challenges 1. Co-operation between Public Authorities/Scope of information 2. Plethora of web sites 3. Time and Resources
The Public: access to the internet
The Public: what do they need? “The majority of respondents were unable to describe how successful assessment of user needs for environmental information had been, in many instances because they had not yet undertaken such assessments.” REPORT OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE TASK FORCE ON ELECTRONIC INFORMATION TOOLS
Conclusions