Transparência de informações on-line disponibilizadas pelos institutos e universidades públicas do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

Electronic portals are mechanisms widely used in Higher Education Institutions (HEI), as they allow the sharing of data and information to the entire population and not just the academic community. These portals are considered ways that make it possible to organize information properly, objectively and facilitate the administration and institutional management. Thus, this study had as objective to compare the Disclosure Index of Federal Universities (IndexDUF) obtained by the Electronic Portals of Public Institutes and Universities in Rio Grande do Sul. For this purpose, the electronic portals of eleven gaucho institutions were evaluated, identifying the presence of information related to each of the 11 categories that make up the IndexDUF. The most disclosed category refers to Academic activities (extension), with a general average of 90.91%. The category most disclosed by Federal Institutes (IFs) corresponds to Electronic Participation, and the most disclosed by Federal Universities (UFs) is related to Academic Activities (extension). Among the least disclosed are the Characteristics of Financial Information and Social Responsibility Information. From the analysis of the results, it is concluded