Access to public information and document management: the Uruguayan experience/Acceso a la informacion publica y gestion documental: la experiencia uruguaya

The right of access of people to public information obliges us to review the role that archives should really play in Organizations and to correct any distortions and deficiencies that arise. To strengthen any law on the right of access to public information it requires efficient and effective tools in the creation, maintenance, use and final disposal of the documents that public institutions generate and preserve. This article reflects on the right of access to public information and its connection with document and archive management, as well as the progress in Uruguay through the Public Information Access Unit's actions in its relation with other national and international actors.