政府信息是一种重要的公共资源,但长期以来,我国在政务公开方面既没有统一的立法规范,也缺乏有效的监督。2007年4月24日,《中华人民共和国政府信息公开条例》正式对外发布,并将于明年5月1日起施行。该条例从研究起草到获国务院通过,历经了长达6年多的立法过程。本文从不同的角度论述了我国政府信息公开立法的必要性。 Government information is an important public resource. However, for a long time, China has neither unified norms of government affairs and effective supervision because of its open government affairs. April 24, 2007, “People's Republic of China Government Information Open Ordinance” officially released to the public, and will be May 1 next year will come into effect. The regulations from the drafting of the draft by the State Council, after more than six years of legislative process. This article discusses the necessity of our country's government information public legislation from different angles.