Informationspublikationen

Informationspolitik, or information policy, designates the deliberate planning and regulation of information flows by public authorities, private organizations, and civil society to promote transparency, accountability, informed citizenship, and efficient governance. It covers the creation, dissemination, preservation, and protection of information across sectors and platforms, including official statistics, government communications, media regulation, and open data initiatives. In the public sector, information policy seeks to ensure access to information under legal rights frameworks, support evidence-based decision-making, and foster trust through accurate and timely communication. It also addresses data governance, privacy, cybersecurity, and digital inclusion to ensure broad participation in information-based processes.

Key instruments include freedom of information laws and data-protection provisions, organizational structures such as information offices or ombudsmen, and technical infrastructure like public data portals, metadata standards, and libraries or archives. Policy measures may promote open data, multilingual information services, media-literacy initiatives, and robust fact-checking ecosystems, while balancing openness with security and intellectual property considerations.

Common challenges involve misinformation and disinformation, information overload, budget constraints, and the risk of unequal access to digital resources. The information policy field is shaped by international norms and guidelines from organizations such as UNESCO and OECD, which advocate transparency, responsible data stewardship, and cross-border information flows.