Sandra Benítez, Beatriz Sandia, Edmundo Vitale.
Fundación Escuela Latinoamericana de Redes (EsLaRed).
Sandra Benítez
Beatriz Sandia
Edmundo Vitale
Venezuela.
2024
Brief project description for the apc.org website
In recent decades, Venezuela has been submerged in opacity in government management and in the lack of transparency in accessing information. One of the main causes of the lack of transparency in information is the concentration of power and lack of institutionality, censorship and media control. This situation has serious consequences for society and promotes the violation of human rights; which generates uncertainty, encourages corruption, limits citizen control, among others. Specifically, the opacity in accessing information spreads distrust and hinders decision-making by citizens and the different actors in society. In this context, strengthening the institutions responsible for guaranteeing transparency and promoting citizen participation is an urgent need for the country, since the conditions are created to guarantee the freedoms of citizens and defend human rights.
In this sense, the purpose of the research proposal is to generate an instrument that facilitates the implementation of social audits where citizens and communities, through digital mechanisms and technologies, can actively participate to defend human rights, specifically access to public information. In this way, it is possible to address and evaluate whether public policies and government actions are being carried out in a transparent and efficient manner and for the benefit of the community, by this way, determine potential violations of human rights. In essence, the aim is to identify the digital mechanisms and technologies that allow citizens to conduct an exhaustive examination of how human rights are being fulfilled in matters related to transparency to access information on matters of collective interest in Venezuela, and thus, determine evidence of violations that are useful for potential complaints in national and international bodies.
auditoría social
cambio transformador
tecnologías digitales
acceso a la información pública