The Role of Government Information provision and Standardization Project in Ensuring Good Governance:the Case of six Addis Ababa City Administration Sector Organization
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2014-06
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Addis Ababa University
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This study explores the role of Government Information Provision and Standardization Project
in ensuring good governance. This is because according to the project office need assessment
conducted on 2011 most of the sector organizations have problem on understanding right to
information , information handling, organization and utilization therefore this study have
investigated how the project office promote good governance and information provision on the
city administration sector organizations. The study is descriptive type and has employed case
study method for in depth investigation. The study was conducted on Addis Ababa city
administration government information provision standardization project office and on six
selected Addis Ababa city administration sector organizations. The cases are selected through
purposive sampling and the respondents from the project office was selected by employing
cluster and quota sampling whereas, the respondent from the sector organizations was selected
through purposive sampling. The study has adopted qualitative approach using in-depth
interviews, observation and document review techniques. In addition, descriptive and
comparative case analysis method was used to attain the objectives of the study.
The study findings indicate that the government information provision and standardization
project office has contributed a lot in creating awareness about Right To Information by
providing training for 4500 communication, ICT and PR officers of the sector organizations, and
also it facilitated the use of alternative information provision alternatives by assisting
information center establishment and website development on 34 and 47 sector organizations
respectively.
Besides, it has developed standards and manual for better improvement of
government information provision. On other hand the sector organizations responses for the
contribution of the project office varies sector to sector up on their understanding of the issue
and acceptance of the project office
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Ensuring good governance