Uma análise do nível de transparência das informações divulgadas nos portais dos Institutos de Previdência dos Municípios paraibanos

Abstract

This study seeks to analyze the level of transparency of information disclosed in the portals of Paraíba proper’s institutes of municipal social security of from the perspective of content, accessibility and usability. The research is descriptive, with a qualitative approach. The object of analysis refers to Paraíba institutes of municipal social security that provide information on their homepages. Thus, 17 electronic portals were surveyed, representing 25% of the 69 existing institutes in the state. In data collection the virtual search engine platform Google was used. The level of transparency of the institutes was found from an analysis model called the Municipal Social Security Transparency Index (ITP-M) prepared based on previous studies and current legislation in the country. The portals analyzed should seek to implement mechanisms that enable the expansion of disclosure of information about the management of public resources, in order to provide to citizen access and understanding of what managers have done. It was concluded, based on the research data, the set of electronic portals of Paraíba institutes of municipal social security demonstrate a lack of ability to enable the construction of focus dimensions of research. The portals are more configured like electronic murals, considering that the portals of transparency do not match the reality of their proposal.