Problem
Restrictions on the distribution of confidential government information
Other Names:
Inaccessible government information services Nature:
The restriction of confidential government information to a closed circle of people can lead to unnecessary, wasteful and expensive duplication of research, or to corruption or espionage which is all the more difficult to detect because so few know the nature of the information being abused.
Background:
In 1943 the British Admiralty was using a newly discovered technique to increase the effectiveness of explosives, and the Ministry of Home Security knew of increased power. However, the secrecy surrounding the technique was so great that the Air Ministry was unaware of it and was thus using less effective explosives.
Broader Problems:
Official secrecySocial inaccessibilityClassified public informationUnethical practices in the service sector Narrower Problems:
Inaccessible government plans Aggravates:
Obsolete informationSuppression of informationInaccessibility of knowledgeSanitizing of governmental informationVulnerability to abuse of strategically distributed products Values:
GovernmentInformationSelf-governmentDeformationDisinformationInaccessibilityMaldistributionMisinformationRestriction Subject(s):
Defence → SecrecyGovernment → Government
Information → Information
Social Activity → Services
Societal Problems → Restrictions
Transportation, Telecommunications → Distribution
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
03.06.2019 – 22:36 CEST