Everyone has a right to receive information from the government. The Open Government Act regulates which government information is public and how someone can request it. Government organisations, including the municipality of The Hague, must provide that information about what they do and why, either of their own accord or if someone requests it.

This allows residents, but also councillors or journalists, for example, to monitor the government. Openness is therefore important for democracy in our country and for trust between society and government.

From February 4 until February 28, 2025, the Atrium will be partly dedicated to Open Government. During an exhibition you can admire good examples of Open Government all month long. There are lots of good examples of that. Therefore, at the end of 2024, five favourite examples of Open Government were voted for:

• The Hague Municipal Archives
• The Hague in Figures
• Reachable City
• Digital Mirror City
• Datalab

Are you curious to know what information the Hague municipality is making public? What consequences does this have and what can we do with all this information? Then visit the exhibition in from February 4 until February 28, 2025. 

For more information, go to Rijksoverheid.nl en denhaag.nl.