Right to Information (RTI) Public Consultation 2020 by CIJ Malaysia Question Title * 1. Please identify yourself. Name * Organisation (if applicable) Position Email address * OK Question Title * 2. How relevant to you is information held by public officials at the following levels? Very Somewhat Not very Not at all Federal government Federal government Very Federal government Somewhat Federal government Not very Federal government Not at all State government State government Very State government Somewhat State government Not very State government Not at all Local council Local council Very Local council Somewhat Local council Not very Local council Not at all OK Question Title * 3. How easy do you feel it is to find and access existing information from these levels of government? Very Somewhat Not very Not at all Federal government Federal government Very Federal government Somewhat Federal government Not very Federal government Not at all State government State government Very State government Somewhat State government Not very State government Not at all Local council Local council Very Local council Somewhat Local council Not very Local council Not at all OK Question Title * 4. Do you think that government data made publicly available will… ? Yes No I don't know Improve the quality of government services Improve the quality of government services Yes Improve the quality of government services No Improve the quality of government services I don't know Allow citizens such as yourself to have more impact on decisions related to public affairs Allow citizens such as yourself to have more impact on decisions related to public affairs Yes Allow citizens such as yourself to have more impact on decisions related to public affairs No Allow citizens such as yourself to have more impact on decisions related to public affairs I don't know Make the government and other state mechanisms more accountable to the public Make the government and other state mechanisms more accountable to the public Yes Make the government and other state mechanisms more accountable to the public No Make the government and other state mechanisms more accountable to the public I don't know Promote transparency by government officials Promote transparency by government officials Yes Promote transparency by government officials No Promote transparency by government officials I don't know Allow media to cover government activities more thoroughly Allow media to cover government activities more thoroughly Yes Allow media to cover government activities more thoroughly No Allow media to cover government activities more thoroughly I don't know OK Question Title * 5. If Malaysia had a law on Right to Information (RTI), what kind of information are you most likely to request from the federal government, your state government and/or local council? For example, spending of public institutions or management of utility services. OK Question Title * 6. Please list the types of information you think should be confidential and exempted from disclosure or be made public. For example, deployment of military troops or personal data of individuals. OK Question Title * 7. If we have an RTI law, should the public have to pay for access to information held by the public authorities (government) and why? If they do, what should the charges be like? OK Question Title * 8. If Malaysia passes a law on RTI, what would you like to see contained within the law? OK Question Title * 9. Which law/s do you think will have to be repealed or amended to ensure that it does not impede the adoption or full implementation of a law on RTI? OK Question Title * 10. What would you be most interested to learn about RTI, if you were to join a campaign or obtain materials on the subject? OK DONE