行政信息公开是加强政府透明度的现代行政原则之一 ,也是WTO透明度原则对每一成员国的要求。尽快确立行政信息公开制度 ,是我国加入WTO首先要面对的问题。本文通过考察国际社会行政公开制度的历史沿革 ,认为以转变行政管理观念为先导、采用自上而下、统一立法的方式是我国行政信息公开制度确立的应取模式 The opening of administrative information is one of the modern administrative principles to enhance the transparency of the government and also the requirement of the transparency principle of WTO to each member country. Establishing an open administrative information system as soon as possible is the first issue that our country must face when it joins the WTO. By examining the historical evolution of the administrative openness system in the international community, this paper argues that taking the concept of administrative management as the guideline and adopting the top-down and unified legislative approach is the mode that should be established in China’s administrative information disclosure system