Rising Access to Information: Dynamics and Implication

Dr. Azmat Ali Shah; Dr. M. Zubair Khan

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Dr. Azmat Ali Shah
Dr. M. Zubair Khan

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Access to information is a fundamental condition for enabling citizens' active participation in the modern democratic systems. The availability of sufficient required information to citizens makes the accountability of the government possible. It is the age of information led globalization. Individual and societies are getting far more connected than ever before. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are the prominent characteristics of the modern age. The innovative, integrative, easily available and user friendly communication technologies are enhancing citizen's access to information. Consequently, citizens are becoming far more empowered. This phenomenon has profound political, economic and social impacts. Relying on the existing research, this article juxtaposes the findings from different researches and presents them in a meaningful compact way.

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Rising Access to Information: Dynamics and Implication. (2015). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 15(F2), 15-20. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/1535

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