The Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) has published a new guide. This practical guide helps municipal partnerships apply 3 important information laws. These are the Open Government Act (Woo), the Electronic Administrative Modernization Act (Wmebv) and the Government Digital Accessibility Decree Bdto.
The rules around information provision are becoming increasingly important and complex. Especially within partnerships, it is often difficult to determine exactly who is responsible for publishing documents or making a website accessible, for example. The new VNG roadmap offers concrete tools for dealing carefully with government information. In this way, the publication makes it clear:
What types of partnerships there are and what their legal status is
What obligations apply in terms of openness, digital services and accessibility
Who within the partnership is responsible for what.
The guide is intended for anyone involved in processing and making government information available within a municipal partnership. Think lawyers, policy advisors, information professionals and staff of implementing organizations.
