"The government's transparency agenda presents a great opportunity to take information rights to the next level, " he said.

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Nepal adopted its Right to Information Act in 2006, with great expectations for improved government transparency and accountability.

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He took voluntary retirement from his job in 2006 and set up an NGO - Public Cause Research Foundation - to work full time to promote transparency in government and to create awareness about the Right to Information movement.

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All Americans, rich and poor, want more autonomy and choice, and government can facilitate that by committing to reducing the barriers to competition and forcing information transparency about prices and quality of care.

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David Cameron's official spokesman defended the way in which the information had been published and denied the government was failing to live up to its promises on transparency by publishing the audit without any clear indication of how many of the 399 pledges have been broken.

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"There's very little transparency as to the government's plans, " says Bruce McConnell, a former information technology policy director for the White House's Office of Management and Budget who now works as a private consultant.

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