Open Budget Index 2006 - Philippine Center for Investigative ...

VII. FUTURE STEPS
The Open Budge Index was produced to assist civil society organizations, journalists, researchers,
international and national policymakers, and economic development specialists in identifying and
advocating for increased access to information and the adoption of accountable budgeting practices.
The completed questionnaire for each country included in the Open Budget Index is available on the
IBP’s website to provide government officials with practical measures to improve their country’s
performance.
IBP intends to undertake the study every two years, with the intention of evaluating changes in
government performance over time. The next study will published during the last quarter of 2008,
with an expansion of the number of countries included to at least 80.
IBP hopes that subsequent studies will show sharp improvements in access to information and
accountable budgeting — and that these will eventually contribute to combating corruption,
ensuring accountability for the delivery of public services, decentralizing government, and
community-led development, which will in turn improve people’s lives.
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