Is the Right to Information Good for Business?

Abstract

Prior to the enactment of the RTI Act in Sri Lanka in 2016, a debate had arisen on whether enacting a right to information (RTI) law could impede businesses. The main concern was that competitors could use the RTI process to easily obtain valuable information important to the competitive positions of private enterprises. This ‘insight’ discusses this problem and offers a solution based on the Indian RTI Act.