Gestão e preservação de objetos digitais no Ministério Público da Paraíba: políticas de transformação tecnológica no MP Digital

Abstract

Digital transformation has profoundly impacted information management in public institutions, requiring strategies that ensure the preservation, accessibility, and reliability of digital objects. In the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Paraíba (MPPB), the implementation of the MP Digital program marked a turning point in this process by establishing guidelines for modernizing information flows and building data-driven governance. This research analyzed the management and preservation of digital objects within the MPPB from 2023 to 2025, focusing on institutional policies and the tools developed under the National Strategy for MP Digital. The study employed a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive approach, based on documentary analysis and literature review. The analysis was guided by the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and CARE (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics) principles, as well as the DataONE Data Lifecycle model, which together structured the critical evaluation of institutional practices in digital governance and preservation. The results indicated advances in the expansion of citizen-oriented digital services and in the adoption of process automation solutions, with incipient use of generative artificial intelligence tools, positioning the MPPB at an intermediate level of digital maturity. Conversely, the diagnostics revealed limitations in system interoperability, the absence of a consolidated institutional digital strategy, and an initial level of data governance maturity, with impacts on the integrated use and long-term preservation of digital objects. As technical outcomes, the research developed a Digital Solutions Catalog, compiling the technological tools used by MPPB, and a Best Practices Guide for Data Management, aimed at standardization, interoperability, and information security. The results contributed to strengthening information governance, fostering a digital preservation culture in the public sector, and providing practical and conceptual tools applicable to data management in other public institutions.