Information Transparency Score
Composite indicator that evaluates the publication status of minutes, member profiles, and voting records on 3 axes.
INDICATORInformation Transparency Score
scope-macro · Operational transparency
Formula
Exact computation for Information Transparency Score.
Average of three 0–100 sub-scores (minutes publication, member-information publication, voting-record publication).Coverage
The scope over which this indicator is measured.
All 1,788 municipalities (1,741 cities/towns/villages + 47 prefectures). Evaluates publication status only, independently of whether the data is indexed by KOUSOU 0.
What this indicator does not capture
Please read before citing.
- Evaluates whether information is published, not the quality of its contents (that is covered by separate indicators).
- Minutes published in PDF form are penalized for machine-readability.
- Update frequency is evaluated by a separate indicator (Minutes Publication Cadence).
Related pages
All indicators
View other indicators →Related reports
Flagship reports that use this indicator →Objection
Object to the indicator design →