Brazilian Initiatives for Linked Open Government Data

An Analysis of the Level of Openness of Data in Brazilian Government Platforms

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https://doi.org/10.26512/rici.v15.n2.2022.42801

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Open Government Data, Transparency, Government Portals, Access to Information Act, Five Star Scheme

Abstract

Brazil is a pioneer in open government initiatives with legislation aimed at ensuring transparency, open data, and e-government. This work objective is to identify the level of openness of data in Brazilian government portals, map initiatives for the organization of information, and compliance with legislation. The clipping comprises two portals maintained by the Federal Government, one from the Federal District and each one of the 26 Brazilian States. We evaluated the portals using two instruments: the five-star classification scheme for open data and the fourteen principles for open government data. The methodology comprises documentary research, using instruments for analysis and evaluation of the clipping in a qualitative approach with a descriptive purpose. The results showed that only the Brazilian Open Data Portal reached the fourth star. As for the second instrument, the Federal Government and the states of Alagoas and Espírito Santo comply with the largest number of principles. States like Amazonas, Rio de Janeiro, and Paraná have the worst results. We concluded that Brazilian government portals do not offer open data, there is little provision of structured and machine-readable data, and there is no standardization or provision of interoperable data.

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Juliana Vasconcelos Braga, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia, Porto, Portugal

Degree in Data Processing from the State University of Goiás (UEG). Master's Degree in Science Teaching from the State University of Goiás (UEG). Doctoral student of the postgraduate program in Information Sciences at the Fernando Pessoa University (UFP/Portugal). Professor of higher education at the State University of Goiás. Areas of interest: software engineering, information and communication technologies, information organization and representation, digital curation.

Feliz Alberto Ribeiro Gouveia, Universidade Fernando Pessoa, Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia, Porto, Portugal

Full Professor at Fernando Pessoa University, with a PhD in Computer Science in 1992 from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne and a Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1986 from the University of Porto.

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2022-08-22

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Braga, J. V., & Gouveia, F. A. R. (2022). Brazilian Initiatives for Linked Open Government Data: An Analysis of the Level of Openness of Data in Brazilian Government Platforms. Revista Ibero-Americana De Ciência Da Informação, 15(2), 495–515. https://doi.org/10.26512/rici.v15.n2.2022.42801

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