Informacja publiczna jako źródło wiedzy o funkcjonowaniu administracji publicznej
Public information as a source of knowledge about the functioning of public administration.

Summary/Abstract: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The article shows how public information functions in the context of gaining knowledge about the functioning of public administration in the modern world. The aim of the article is to indicate the need for changes to the regulation in question. RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The current framework of the Act on Access to Public Information results in ambiguity and impedes the operational efficiency of public entities. The article uses institutional and legal as well as empirical methods. THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: In the course of the deliberations, it has been shown that public information plays an important role as a source of knowledge about the functioning of public administration and as an element of the realisation of the citizens’ right to control the actions of public authorities. This is followed by a presentation of the problems associated with the operation of this right in the modern reality, paying particular attention to its abuse and the difficulties arising from the lack of precise legal regulations. The article goes on to point out that a consequence of these problems is the need to amend the existing legislation to adapt it to contemporary social and organisational needs. RESEARCH RESULTS: The article seeks to demonstrate that public information is a source of knowledge about the functioning of public administration, however, it also points to the issue of public information itself in the modern world and the way, in which the subjective right is exercised. CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The publication indicates the necessity to amend and clarify the Act on Access to Public Information in order to meet contemporary social needs, and on the other hand, to exercise this right by obligated entities.

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