Transparent information and access to citizen participation on municipal websites

[EN] This study analyses the information and tools for citizen participation on the institutional websites of local bodies to improve participation in the management of local resources in a context following the introduction of Spain’s Transpa-rency Law. The method is based on applying 14 indicators...

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Authors: Simelio Solà, Núria, Ferré Pavia, Carme, Herrero Gutiérrez, Francisco Javier
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repository:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/157776
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/157776
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Public communication
Citizen participation
Transparency
Municipal websites
Internet
Political information
Indicators
Accountability
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6308 Comunicaciones Sociales
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spelling Transparent information and access to citizen participation on municipal websitesSimelio Solà, NúriaFerré Pavia, CarmeHerrero Gutiérrez, Francisco JavierPublic communicationCitizen participationTransparencyMunicipal websitesInternetPolitical informationIndicatorsAccountability5909.01 Gestión Administrativa6308 Comunicaciones Sociales[EN] This study analyses the information and tools for citizen participation on the institutional websites of local bodies to improve participation in the management of local resources in a context following the introduction of Spain’s Transpa-rency Law. The method is based on applying 14 indicators to analyse the institutional websites of 605 municipalities that have over 10,000 residents, located in 9 autonomous communities of the Spanish state. The main results show how the institutional information offered on the websites of the councils analysed does not follow journalistic criteria in terms of accountability, meaning that citizens’ decisions regarding their local governments cannot be based on precise, reliable information. In this regard, in this study we have confirmed that council websites publish very little information on the activity of the opposition or on the plenary sessions, debates and agreements, but do publish information on the activity of the government. Furthermore, they do not make use of web resources for citizen participation, which impedes the transparent, collaborative management of political processes between leaders and citizens. Nonetheless, the results show how political and technical managers are not averse to change if they have access to guidance and incentives to improve the management of information and participation on municipal websites.This work has been financed by the Spanish Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) [CSO2015-64568-R Mineco/Feder].Profesionales de la Informacion (EPI SL)202420242021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10366/157776reponame:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamancainstname:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)InglésAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:gredos.usal.es:10366/1577762026-06-07T06:28:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Transparent information and access to citizen participation on municipal websites
title Transparent information and access to citizen participation on municipal websites
spellingShingle Transparent information and access to citizen participation on municipal websites
Simelio Solà, Núria
Public communication
Citizen participation
Transparency
Municipal websites
Internet
Political information
Indicators
Accountability
5909.01 Gestión Administrativa
6308 Comunicaciones Sociales
title_short Transparent information and access to citizen participation on municipal websites
title_full Transparent information and access to citizen participation on municipal websites
title_fullStr Transparent information and access to citizen participation on municipal websites
title_full_unstemmed Transparent information and access to citizen participation on municipal websites
title_sort Transparent information and access to citizen participation on municipal websites
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Simelio Solà, Núria
Ferré Pavia, Carme
Herrero Gutiérrez, Francisco Javier
author Simelio Solà, Núria
author_facet Simelio Solà, Núria
Ferré Pavia, Carme
Herrero Gutiérrez, Francisco Javier
author_role author
author2 Ferré Pavia, Carme
Herrero Gutiérrez, Francisco Javier
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Public communication
Citizen participation
Transparency
Municipal websites
Internet
Political information
Indicators
Accountability
5909.01 Gestión Administrativa
6308 Comunicaciones Sociales
topic Public communication
Citizen participation
Transparency
Municipal websites
Internet
Political information
Indicators
Accountability
5909.01 Gestión Administrativa
6308 Comunicaciones Sociales
description [EN] This study analyses the information and tools for citizen participation on the institutional websites of local bodies to improve participation in the management of local resources in a context following the introduction of Spain’s Transpa-rency Law. The method is based on applying 14 indicators to analyse the institutional websites of 605 municipalities that have over 10,000 residents, located in 9 autonomous communities of the Spanish state. The main results show how the institutional information offered on the websites of the councils analysed does not follow journalistic criteria in terms of accountability, meaning that citizens’ decisions regarding their local governments cannot be based on precise, reliable information. In this regard, in this study we have confirmed that council websites publish very little information on the activity of the opposition or on the plenary sessions, debates and agreements, but do publish information on the activity of the government. Furthermore, they do not make use of web resources for citizen participation, which impedes the transparent, collaborative management of political processes between leaders and citizens. Nonetheless, the results show how political and technical managers are not averse to change if they have access to guidance and incentives to improve the management of information and participation on municipal websites.
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