Análise sobre a implementação da Lei de Acesso à Informação e o alcance da Agenda 2030 no contexto das universidades federais do estado do Pará

Abstract

The publication of Federal Law No. 12.527/2011 stipulated new ways of handling public information, establishing guidelines and procedures to be followed by public entities belonging to the Union, States, Federal District, and Municipalities, implementing active and passive transparency. The 2030 Agenda is a document composed by the United Nations (UN) that has 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that aim to contribute to sustainable development globally. Among these, SDG 16 "Peace, Justice and Effective Institutions" aims to "promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels" (UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION, 2015, unpaginated). The goal 16. 6 "develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels" as well as 16.10 "ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements". Aforementioned goals present as a central theme "access to and transparency of information in the public sectors", linked to the regulation of access to information in the public sphere. Hence, this research designated the following as a general objective: to demonstrate if the channels of access to information of the federal universities of the state of Pará present the requirements provided by the Access to Information Act, contributing to the achievement of the goals in the 2030 Agenda, 16.6 and 16.10. To this end, specific objectives were stipulated: identify the instruments of access to information used in the federal universities of the state of Pará; evaluate the instruments of access to information within the Federal Universities of the State of Pará according to the guidelines and procedures of the LAI and the indicators of the goals 16.6 and 16.10 and present potentialities and weaknesses of the universities observed from the analysis of the results. The research embodies a qualitative and quantitative approach. We adopted exploratory and descriptive methodology. Data collection was carried out through an observation script filled out by the universities and the author. The results indicated that the universities were in an progressive process of implementation of LAI. These institutions are adapting their channels of access to information according to the guidelines and orientations of the Act. Regarding goals 16.6 and 16.10, the results revealed that all four universities contribute to the achievement of said goals by disseminating reports and having SIC, e-SIC, Ombudsman and e-OUV (Plataforma Fala.BR), to respond to requests for information, following the guidelines of the Act. As for the structural and content (information) standardization signaled, all four utilize a language of easy understanding (citizen). The study also presented the potentialities and weaknesses of the universities from the LAI perspective and for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda observed from the analysis of the results. It is concluded that the process of implementation of LAI and goals 16.6 and 16.10 in the federal universities of the state of Pará contributes to the democratization of information, from their communication channels, contributing to the improvement of public service delivery in the North Region.