Publication Type: Poster
Abstract: This poster presents an overview of an exploratory research
project to identify, describe, and investigate the applicability of the
digital repository approach to disseminate intellectual output of the
Turkish National Police.

Governments serve the people, and therefore, the information -public
information- held by governments belong to the people. Governments are
obliged to make information equitably and conveniently accessible by the
public. Failure of the State to provide access to information or State
suppression of information can lead human rights violations. The Right
to Information (RTI) is fundamental to the realization of rights as well
as effective democracy, which requires informed participation by all. An
informed and empowered citizenry is one of the fundamental success
factors for a stable democracy.

Open and transparent governance is also considered a precondition for
preventing and revealing corruption and maladministration. Knowledge
about openness and access to information is crucial in the
implementation and promotion of basic human rights and democratic
principles. Diffusing a government's knowledge holdings proactively,
broadly, and pervasively to the all levels of society is a positive
social and moral construct for the benefits of all citizens. Even though
the Turkish National Police tries to utilize modern technologies, there
is no policy and robust system in place to preserve and disseminate the
intellectual output of the agency.