政府信息公开是指政府机关通过法定形式和程序,主动将公共信息向社会公众公开,或依申请将公共信息向特定的组织或者个人公开。政府信息公开具有多重价值。法治框架下政府信息公开的价值表现为政府信息公开是实现人民主权的必要条件,是推进依法行政的重要途径,是保障公民权利的有效方式。 Government information disclosure refers to the government agencies through the legal forms and procedures, take the initiative to public information to the public, or according to the application of public information to specific organizations or individuals open. Government information disclosure has multiple values. The value of government information disclosure under the framework of rule of law is that government information disclosure is a necessary condition for realizing people’s sovereignty, an important way to promote administration according to law, and an effective way to protect citizens’ rights.