• Transparency: for the purposes of Law 19/2014, of 29 December, on transparency, access to public information and good governance (art. 222), transparency is understood as the proactive action of the Administration to make information relating to its areas of action and obligations known, on a permanent and updated basis, in a way that is more understandable to people through dissemination instruments that allow them wide and easy access to data and facilitate their participation in public affairs.
  • Public Information: for the purposes of Law 19/2014, art. 2, public information is understood to mean the information prepared by the Administration and that it has in its possession as a consequence of its activity in the exercise of its functions, including that supplied by other obliged entities in accordance with the provisions of this law.
  • Right of access to public information: for the purposes of Law 19/2014, art. 2, the right of access to public information is understood to be the subjective right that is recognized for individuals to request and obtain public information, under the terms and conditions regulated by this law.
  • Good governance: for the purposes of Law 19/2014, art.2, good governance is understood as the principles, obligations i the rules on the quality of services i the functioning of l'Administration, i the ethical principles i the good practices in accordance with which the senior positions of l'Administration, the managerial positions i the rest of the personnel at the service of l'Administration must act, with l'the aim that it functions with maximum transparency, quality i equity, i with a guarantee of accountability.
  • Open government: for the purposes of Law 19/2014, art.2, open government is understood as measures to a establish a relationship i a permanent i two-way dialogue between l'Administration i people a l'when defining i applying public policies, i to a introduce i develop instruments of citizen participation i collaboration in public affairs.
  • Public Administration: for the purposes of Law 19/2014, art. 2, public administration means public administrations, public bodies, instrumental bodies of the public sector, entities linked to the Administration referred to in article 3, a, b, c, and other bodies and public institutions included in article 3, b.
  • Interest groups: for the purposes of Law 19/2014, art.2, interest groups are understood to be natural persons o legal entities of a private nature who carry out actions of active participation in public policies ú in decision-making processes a Catalonia with the aim of influencing the l orientation of these policies in defense of their own interest o of third parties, o of a general interest.
  • Obliged parties: for the purposes of Law 19/2014, art.2, obligated parties are understood to be all natural persons o and legal entities on whom this law imposes duties i obligations.
  • Active advertising: for the purposes of Law 19/2014, art.2, active advertising is understood to mean the duty of the obliged entities to make public, ex officio, the contents of public information determined in Chapter II of Title II.
  • Metadata: data that describes the context, content, structure of documents, and their management over time.