information disclosure

Japanese: information disclosure(英語表記)informationdisclosure
information disclosure

...Its main purpose is to realize fair and open administration by making it easier for citizens to monitor, control, and participate in administration, and to build and maintain a relationship of trust between the government and the people. In addition, when private companies provide information about their products through various media for the safety and benefit of consumers, this is also called "information disclosure." While information disclosure laws that require the government to disclose information have been enacted and implemented in developed countries such as the United States (the Freedom of Information Act was enacted in 1967), in Japan, following the KDD incident and other events, calls for legislation grew, with the Civil Liberties Union announcing an outline for information disclosure in 1980, and the government also began considering it. ...

*Some explanations of terms that refer to "information disclosure" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その主たる目的は,国民による行政の監視・統制と行政への参加とを容易ならしめることによって公正で開かれた行政を実現し,政府と国民の信頼関係を形成・維持することである。なお,民間企業が消費者の安全・利益のために各種媒体を通じて自社商品に関する情報を提供することを〈情報公開information disclosure〉ということもある。 政府に情報の開示を義務づけるいわゆる情報公開法がアメリカ(1967年〈情報自由法〉施行)をはじめ先進国で制定・実施されているなかで,日本ではKDD事件などを契機に1980年には自由人権協会が情報公開要綱を発表するなど立法化を求める声が高まり,国もその検討を開始した。…

※「information disclosure」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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