Transparência da gestão pública municipal: um estudo a partir do portal eletrônico do município mais populoso do Território do Vale do Canindé

Abstract

The research aims to generally analyze the transparency of the most populous municipality in the Vale do Canindé region. In order to achieve this general objective, the following specific objectives were defined: Identify the transparency index of the most populous municipality in the Vale do Canindé, Oeiras/PI; Evaluate whether the municipality's website complies with the legal transparency requirements according to the categories of information proposed by Cruz (2010); Verify the update of information and the effectiveness of active transparency on the electronic website of the municipality of Oeiras-PI. The theoretical foundation addressed the topics: public transparency: concepts and definitions, Brazilian legal frameworks, studies on municipal public transparency, and the transparency portal. A qualitative approach and descriptive nature methodology were used, performing a documentary analysis based on ITGP-M, following Cruz's (2010) model and in the data analysis opted for content from Bardin (2016). The analysis of the results, regarding the index, shows that it is very low, scoring 27 points. Next, it describes the analysis of the six categories of Cruz (2010), which totals 119 items and their compliance. Finally, the effectiveness of the active transparency of the municipality. The results show that the transparency portal of the municipality of Oeiras Piauí needs mechanisms to engage the population.