Transparency of local governments in Colombia: the case of the historical districts
The transparency of public administrations plays a fundamental role in democratic governance as it provides intangible values such as credibility and reputation. In order to evaluate information published on the websites of the mayoral offices of the districts of Colombia —the most important municip...
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00015323462022-06-02Transparency of local governments in Colombia: the case of the historical districtsMuñoz Lalinde, JohamnaPeña Orozco, Carlos AlbertoTransparencyParticipationPublic administrationGovernanceLocal governmentTransparenciaParticipaciónAdministración PúblicaGobernanzaAdministraciones LocalesThe transparency of public administrations plays a fundamental role in democratic governance as it provides intangible values such as credibility and reputation. In order to evaluate information published on the websites of the mayoral offices of the districts of Colombia —the most important municipalities and with special conditions— the Infoparticipa method, which was previously developed to assess transparency and quality of information, was adapted to the Colombian legislation and the characteristics of its local governments. The results, which showed a very low level of compliance, were compared with those obtained previously in the analysis of municipality websites in Spain and Ecuador using the same methodology. They demonstrate that there is a lack of proactive attitude in the three cases, which undermines democracy and its institutions. We conclude by stating that transparency laws are used as a political artifice, since their obligations and principles are not put into practice, thus undermining the right of citizens to have access to public information.La transparencia de las administraciones públicas juega un papel fundamental en la gobernanza democrática ya que aporta valores intangibles como la credibilidad y la reputación. Para evaluar la información publicada en los sitios web de las alcaldías de los distritos de Colombia, los municipios más importantes y con condiciones especiales, se adaptó a la legislación colombiana el método Infoparticipa, previamente desarrollado para evaluar la transparencia y calidad de la información, así como las características de sus administraciones locales. Los resultados, que mostraron un nivel de cumplimiento muy bajo, se compararon con los obtenidos previamente en el análisis de los sitios web de los municipios de España y Ecuador utilizando la misma metodología. Lo que demuestra que hay una falta de actitud proactiva en los tres casos, lo que atenta contra la democracia y sus instituciones. Concluimos señalando que las leyes de transparencia se utilizan como un artificio político, ya que sus obligaciones y principios no se ponen en práctica, atentando contra el derecho de los ciudadanos al acceso a la información pública.2022text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8458192(Revista) ISSN 2444-2607Revista española de la transparencia, ISSN 2444-2607, Nº. 14, 2022 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Revista Española de la Transparencia número 14 (Primer semestre. Enero - junio 2022)), pags. 207-229engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI
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The transparency of public administrations plays a fundamental role in democratic governance as it provides intangible values such as credibility and reputation. In order to evaluate information published on the websites of the mayoral offices of the districts of Colombia —the most important municipalities and with special conditions— the Infoparticipa method, which was previously developed to assess transparency and quality of information, was adapted to the Colombian legislation and the characteristics of its local governments. The results, which showed a very low level of compliance, were compared with those obtained previously in the analysis of municipality websites in Spain and Ecuador using the same methodology. They demonstrate that there is a lack of proactive attitude in the three cases, which undermines democracy and its institutions. We conclude by stating that transparency laws are used as a political artifice, since their obligations and principles are not put into practice, thus undermining the right of citizens to have access to public information.
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