Keeping Pace with the Growing Demand for Public Records: New Analysis Revealed

The volume of public records requests rose an average of 35 percent since March of 2020, while the complexity of those requests grew by 18 percent. Clearly, the COVID-19 pandemic, national protests and economic disruption made the work of fulfilling public records requests even more challenging. To keep pace with this growing demand and reduce the risk of violating public records laws, government organizations must embrace new ways of handling these requests.

Join experts from Government Technology and GovQA on June 9 at 10:00am PT/1:00pm ET for a special 30-minute Lunch and Learn webinar that will delve into the results of a first-of-its-kind benchmark study on the growth of public records requests and discuss strategies government organizations can use to manage this growing challenge.

We’ll also explore:

• Why the complexity of public records requests is likely to continue given the increased awareness of public records accessibility and rights by the public; the fracturing of media requests; and the increase in precedents for successful litigation in public records compliance lawsuits
• How you can create a more data-driven and efficient process for responding to public records requests
• How to leverage new funding streams to start modernizing your public records requests activities today