La Cultura de la Rendición de Cuentas en los Sitios Web: El Caso de México
The Culture of Rendering Accounts on Web Sites: A Case Study of Mexico
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Accountability is an important topic of the 21st century, since it is through this that governments become more transparent and legitimize their institutions. To perform accountability means that the personnel of government agencies will inform and provide justifiable accounts of their acts directly to the citizens, providing explanations of the results achieved by their work in the exercise of the budget as well as in terms of social benefits, giving the possibility for citizens to exact compliance with promises, or to question and sanction the actions taken. When the accountability is carried out through the use of information technology [IT], citizen participation and collaboration are enhanced, and government can become more democratic. Therefore, e-accountability, which is implemented through websites, allows for feedback via information and communication channels. However, the Mexican government currently ignores the need for proper e-accountability, and this trend is manifest across the gamut of ministry websites. Evidence that can be observed on websites, where large and structured documents are displayed which are not useful for citizens; this is the ideal location for placement of government reports with essential information which could be used for the enactment of audit mechanisms, which should be presented as a mandatory requirement before the Legislative branch. Hence, this article provides an evaluation of the reports presented in the Secretaries of State of Federal government websites, evaluating each ministry’s compliance level. Through this analysis, I propose the elaboration of a set of indicators that can be used as guide to carry out a true form of e-accountability.
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Accountability is an important topic of the 21st century, since it is through this that governments become more transparent and legitimize their institutions. To perform accountability means that the personnel of government agencies will inform and provide justifiable accounts of their acts directly to the citizens, providing explanations of the results achieved by their work in the exercise of the budget as well as in terms of social benefits, giving the possibility for citizens to exact compliance with promises, or to question and sanction the actions taken. When the accountability is carried out through the use of information technology [IT], citizen participation and collaboration are enhanced, and government can become more democratic. Therefore, e-accountability, which is implemented through websites, allows for feedback via information and communication channels. However, the Mexican government currently ignores the need for proper e-accountability, and this trend is manifest across the gamut of ministry websites. Evidence that can be observed on websites, where large and structured documents are displayed which are not useful for citizens; this is the ideal location for placement of government reports with essential information which could be used for the enactment of audit mechanisms, which should be presented as a mandatory requirement before the Legislative branch. Hence, this article provides an evaluation of the reports presented in the Secretaries of State of Federal government websites, evaluating each ministry’s compliance level. Through this analysis, I propose the elaboration of a set of indicators that can be used as guide to carry out a true form of e-accountability.
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