Perspektywy dla informacji w administracji. Kierunki zmian w dostępie i ponownym wykorzystywaniu informacji publicznej

Abstract

The purpose of the research conducted is to present the directions of changes in the Polish legislation on accessing and reusing public information, showing perspectives for public information in administration. The pursue of it is accompanied by a diagnosis of the most important issues in the execution of the guaranteed information powers, and also by an analysis of the judicature’s work and postulates of the doctrine in this regard. The object of the study using the method of dogmatic- legal analysis covers Polish and European normative acts, scientific publications, the case law of administrative courts and the Constitutional Tribunal. The results indicate that the issues and doubts raised concern the fundamental aspects of access to public information, as well as detailed issues related to establishing a legal framework for the principles of reusing that information. The current directions of changes fit into building administration that is based on open public data, which will not only ensure wide access to public information but will also create and gather data in a way that will allow for the further economic use of those data by the private sector. Resolving the existing problems in exercising information rights and implementing the projected changes will both pose a considerable challenge to the public administration. The conducted research allowed for formulating legislative postulates and remarks addressed to the legislator, as well as practical solutions concerning the organisation of the administration apparatus.