Asian Parliamentary Openness Index (APOI)
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1. About the Index

APOI assesses how openly national parliaments across the Asia-Pacific region disclose their activities, hold their members accountable, and create meaningful avenues for citizen participation. Parliaments are assessed using a standardized set of indicators organized into three core dimensions of openness

Assessment date: October 2026
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2. Data Files

This download package contains six CSV files. Together, these files provide the assessment framework, country and chamber context, assessment responses, supporting evidence, and information about respondents.

2.1. countries.csv
Provides contextual information about each country included in the assessment.

Columns:
- Country — Name of the country.
- Is the Parliament unicameral or bicameral? — Indicates whether the national parliament consists of one or two chambers.
- How is the system of government classified in this jurisdiction? — Classification of the country's system of government.
- What is the name of the Parliament you will be assessing? — Official name of the parliament assessed.
- Provide the link to the Parliament’s official website — URL of the parliament's official website.
- Key findings — Summary of the key findings from the assessment.
- Date assessment was sent to Parliament — This field is optional for countries that have submitted the assessment to their parliament.
- Remark — Additional information relevant to the fields above. For example, a clarification about whether the parliament is unicameral or bicameral.

2.2. indicators.csv
Lists all indicators included in the APOI assessment and their position within the index framework.

Columns:
- Indicator — Name of the indicator.
- Indicator Number — Unique identifier for the indicator, used to link it with other data files.
- Dimension Relevance — Sub-group under which the indicator is categorized.
- Dimension — Core dimension under which the dimension relevance is categorized.

2.3. answers.csv
Contains the assessment response and resulting score for each question for each country and chamber.

Columns:
- Country — Name of the country.
- Chamber — Parliamentary chamber to which the assessment applies.
- Question Number — Unique identifier for the question, used to link it with other data files.
- Answer — Answer option selected for the question.
- Score — Score assigned to the selected answer.
- Total Applicable Score — Maximum score applicable to the question in the relevant country context. This may vary when one or more answer options are not applicable to a country's context and are therefore excluded from scoring.
- Context — Brief explanation of why the response was selected, including any relevant country or parliamentary context supporting the assessment.
- Evidences — Link to the source used to support the response.
- Evidence Names — Name of the source used to support the response.
- Evidence Accessed Date — Date the source was last accessed.

2.4. questions.csv
Contains the questions and answer options used in the APOI assessment.

Columns:
- Indicator Number — Unique identifier for the indicator to which the question belongs.
- Question Number — Unique identifier for the question, used to link it with other data files.
- Question — Text of the assessment question. For definitions and consistent interpretation of terms used in the assessment, please refer to the glossary on the APOI website [aapo-apoi.com].
- Answer Type — Indicates whether the question allows a **single** answer option or **multiple** answer options.
- Answer Options — Available answer options for the question.

2.5. respondents.csv
Provides information about the individuals and organizations that conducted the assessment for each country.

Columns:
- Country — Name of the country.
- Name of respondent — Name of the individual who completed the assessment.
- Email of respondent — Contact email for correspondence.
- Representative Parliament Monitoring Organization (PMO) of respondent — Parliament Monitoring Organization represented by the respondent.
- In what year did the organization begin monitoring Parliament? — The year the organization started monitoring Parliament.
- Introduction of the PMO — Additional information about the respondent.