Research On Transparent Government Construction In Contemporary China

The construction of transparent government is an important task in the process of democraticpolitics construction in our country. It’s also the requirement in the construction of democracy, therule of law, responsibility, and efficient government. Transparent government is a new governmentmode to satisfy the citizens’ right to know and the right to participate. In which mode governmentopen its information in legislation, administrative and judicial process and the public can know andparticipate in the administration and decision making process. It bases on people’s sovereignty theory,citizen participation theory, theory of citizens’ right to know and governance theory. It containsgovernment organizations openness, administrative openness, transparency in policy decision, citizenparticipation in decision-making and internal and external supervision.In the construction of the transparent government practice in the United States and Japan, solidlegal basis, pluralistic participation means and perfect supervision mechanism is their basicconstruction concept. After years of development it has formed a complete legal system to guaranteethe realization of the citizens’ right to know and the right of participation. It does more clearly definesand achieved good results on the information disclosure procedures and methods.Look at China’s transparent government construction practice and origin, it also gained headwayin the system and practice. After a model local government promote to national," The regulations onopen government information" has promulgated and implemented. It has set a standard to thegovernment information disclosure work at the legal level. The local government has made somebeneficial attempts in practice according to the regulations on open government information and thedirectory policy the central formulated. They have establishment of press spokesman system and thelegislative hearing system. And they use this Internet platform to open government information to thepublic by "governmental online project". But as the result of limitation of "official standard" thought,the integrity of legal system, the negative implementation government opening the information, thelack of citizen participation system and effective supervision system, China’s transparent governmentconstruction still exist some problems.Based on the basic theory and the practice of US and Japan’s transparent governmentconstruction, the construction of contemporary China’s transparent government is includes threeaspects: change idea, perfect system and pay attention to practice. We must innovate of contemporary China’s basic concept of the transparent government construction, improve officials idea of publicadministration, cultivate citizen’s consciousness of participation, strengthen the legislation of openinggovernment information, improve the procedures of opening government information,build asupervision mechanism of transparent government, build a information platform of transparentgovernment, change the direct management to indirect regulation and broaden the channels ofcitizen’s political participation. Only do a good job in theory, system and practice of multiple aspectscan promote China’s transparent government construction.