Go to target 16.9
Target 16.10: Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms
Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.
Indicators
16.10.2
Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information
Definition
The UN assesses that Denmark meets indicator 16.10.2. i.e. Denmark has adopted and implemented legislative guarantees for public access to information. The assessment is from 2024. Access to information in Denmark is, among other things, guaranteed through various mechanisms, e.g. general access to documents, party rights, special access to information in the following acts: the Public Access Act, the Public Administration Act, the Environmental Information Act and the GDPR. Source: UN global SDG data.