The Right to Information revolution

In the second of my two special radio items from India following massive anti-corruption protests there this summer (the first being an episode of Discovery on electronic governance), this week I'm on Click talking about Right to Information. This is a legislative act passed around six years ago that requires the Indian government to give citizens whatever data they want about how the country is run... as tiny as the decisions behind pupil admissions at a school, to as major as which politicians are diddling their expenses.

Just like freedom of information powers in other countries, Right to Information has been called the most powerful piece of legislation in Indian government history. And a glance at the newspapers in any given week will explain why: it's exposed enormous scandals and empowered millions of ordinary people. In this week's Click on the BBC World Service, I explore how this new generation of information activists are using the Internet and social networking to squeeze maximum benefit out of the act and helping to reduce corruption. Tune in or listen to the podcast here.