本书以量化研究为主要方法，立足一线的实践经验，使用一手的数据材料，对2018年度全国政务公开工作的开展情况进行了考察。本书立足全国，坚持结果导向，以公众视角，围绕决策公开、管理服务公开、执行和结果公开、政策解读与回应关切、依申请公开等方面，对2018年度国务院部门和地方各级政府的政府信息与政务公开工作进行了评估和总结，并围绕重大决策预公开、政策解读、优化营商环境、教育等与经济社会发展和社会公众切身利益密切相关、社会关注度高的领域的政务公开专项工作，选取一些有代表性的省、市及区县，对地方政务公开工作中的创新举措和经验问题进行有针对性的梳理。

本书认为，《中华人民共和国政府信息公开条例》实施十年间，中国政务公开工作领域持续拓展，政务公开工作规定不断完善，重大决策预公开情况多有进步，政务服务信息公开趋于细化，政策解读信息发布更加规范、便民，政务公开在保障和改善民生、提升治理能力、促进依法行政方面发挥的作用更加凸显。未来，应继续深化对政务公开工作的认识，不断完善政务公开工作的法律支撑和体制机制，实现新时代法治政府、阳光政府、透明政府建设的新跨越。

This book takes quantitative research as the main method, based on front-line practical experience, and uses first-hand data materials to examine the development of national government affairs openness in 2018. Based on the whole country, adhering to the results orientation, from the perspective of the public, focusing on decision-making disclosure, management service disclosure, implementation and result disclosure, policy interpretation and response to concerns, and disclosure upon application, this book evaluates and summarizes the government information and government affairs openness work of State Council departments and local governments at all levels in 2018, and focuses on the special work of government affairs openness in areas closely related to economic and social development and the vital interests of the public and high social concern, such as pre-disclosure of major decisions, policy interpretation, optimization of the business environment, and education Select some representative provinces, cities, districts and counties to sort out innovative measures and experience issues in local government affairs openness. This book believes that in the ten years since the implementation of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Open Government Information, the field of open government affairs in China has continued to expand, the regulations on open government affairs have been continuously improved, the pre-disclosure of major decisions has made many progress, the disclosure of government service information has tended to be refined, the release of policy interpretation information has become more standardized and convenient for the people, and the role of open government affairs in ensuring and improving people's livelihood, enhancing governance capabilities, and promoting administration according to law has become more prominent. In the future, we should continue to deepen our understanding of open government affairs, continuously improve the legal support and institutional mechanisms for open government affairs, and achieve a new leap in the construction of a government ruled by law, a sunshine government, and a transparent government in the new era.（AI翻译）