Barriers to Transparency Increasing in the Brazilian Public Administration: Structural and Cultural Issues Or lack Of Strategy And Governance?

Authors

  • Edimara Mezzomo Luciano PUCRS - Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2847-8845
  • Guilherme Wiedenhöft Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Fabio Pinheiro dos Santos Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v10i4.5716

Keywords:

transparência, accountability, administração pública, governança digital, barreiras

Abstract

The government transparency process towards society, through information for accountability purposes, is more effective with the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). ICTs have been used to provide more efficient government services and, more recently, as a basis for Digital Governance initiatives, which goes beyond electronic services and involves citizen participation. The goal of this article is to identify barriers to the adoption of strategic objectives related to transparency according to the Digital Governance Policy recently launched by the Federal Government. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with managers of public organizations in a Brazilian state. A set of 13 different barriers was identified, and the ones with the highest number of occurrences were institutional, information quality, complexity of tasks, lack of political support, resistance of public servants in using ICTs and lack of trust in institutions.

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Author Biography

Edimara Mezzomo Luciano, PUCRS - Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

Professora Titular da Escola de Negócios da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS). Membro Permanente do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração desde 2006, atuando na orientação de Mestrado e Doutorado. Realizou Pós-Doutorado na London School of Economics and Social Sciences (Department of Management - Information Systems and Innovation Research Group) em 2016. Concluiu o doutorado em Administração pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul em 2004 e o Mestrado pela mesma Instituição em 2000. Atua na área de Administração e seus interesses de pesquisa envolvem Governança Eletrônica, Dados Abertos, Governo Aberto, Transparência e Governança Digital e utilização de recursos de TIC visando impacto social e valor público. Lidera o Grupo de Pesquisas/CNPq em Governança Digital. Atua como minitrack chair, track chair ou associate editor em três conferências internacionais, e como membro do Comitê Cientifico da área de Administração da Informação da ANPAD.

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Published

2018-10-01

How to Cite

Luciano, E. M., Wiedenhöft, G., & Pinheiro dos Santos, F. (2018). Barriers to Transparency Increasing in the Brazilian Public Administration: Structural and Cultural Issues Or lack Of Strategy And Governance?. Administração Pública E Gestão Social, 10(4), 282–291. https://doi.org/10.21118/apgs.v10i4.5716

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Transparência, Accountability e Governança Pública