Govt transparency improves, research finds

Most central government departments have met legal requirements on transparency in the past year, but there is still a long way to go, according to a research report released on Friday.

Thirty-eight out of 42 ministerial-level departments under the State Council improved their transparency in 2011, according to an annual report on government transparency, released by the Center for Public Participation Studies and Supports under Peking University.

Forty-two departments scored an average 60.4 points out of 100, up from 51.2 points in 2010 and 46.1 points in 2009.