Democratic access to information in Spanish government portals

a comparative analysis between 2013 and 2015

Authors

  • Paloma Maria Santos Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Fernando Galindo Universidad de Zaragoza
  • Aires José Rover Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54886/ibersid.v13i2.4502

Keywords:

Government websites, electronic government, access to information, transparency laws, Spain

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to reflect the evolution of the development of seventeen Spanish public portals in relation to the availability of elements that enhance a democratic use and access of information by citizens, before and after the Spanish Transparency Law. The results show that, in this period, a slight decrease has occurred in the democratic development of the evaluated portals.

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Author Biographies

Paloma Maria Santos, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Doctora en Engeñaría y Gestión del Conocimiento. Investigadora Post doctoral, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

Fernando Galindo, Universidad de Zaragoza

Doctor en Derecho, Catedrático de la Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Zaragoza.

Aires José Rover, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Doctor en Derecho, Profesor de la Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

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Published

2019-10-09

How to Cite

Santos, P. M., Galindo, F., & Rover, A. J. (2019). Democratic access to information in Spanish government portals: a comparative analysis between 2013 and 2015. Ibersid: Journal of Information and Documentation Systems (ISSNe 2174-081X; ISSN 1888-0967), 13(2), 13–20. https://doi.org/10.54886/ibersid.v13i2.4502

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Articles

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