Digital Transparency in Ecuadorian Municipalities with more than 100,000 Inhabitants: Analysis Of Access to Public Information and its Impact on Citizen Participation

Narcisa Jessenia Medranda Morales

doi:10.2991/978-94-6463-868-4_53

Digital Transparency in Ecuadorian Municipalities with more than 100,000 Inhabitants: Analysis Of Access to Public Information and its Impact on Citizen Participation

Narcisa Jessenia Medranda Morales

Research Group on Communication Development and Politics (GICODEPO)

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This article examines the level of digital transparency in Ecuadorian municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants using the Infoparticipa methodology. A mixed-method approach is used, combining a quantitative analysis of 53 structured indicators and a qualitative interpretation of the institutional context. The results show that, although some municipalities achieve acceptable levels of compliance, most have deficiencies that hinder effective citizen participation. Variables that could explain this disparity are identified, and the findings are compared with previous studies in the field of accountability and local public management.

Translated title of the contribution	Transparencia Digital en Municipios Ecuatorianos con más de 100.000 Habitantes: Análisis del Acceso a la Información Pública y su Impacto en la Participación Ciudadana
Original language	English (US)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-868-4_53
State	Published - 22 Oct 2025
Event	Conferencia Internacional de Comunicación y Tecnologías Aplicadas 2025 (ICOMTA’25) - CL Duration: 2 Sep 2025 → 4 Sep 2025 https://icomta.net/inicio-2/

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Conference	Conferencia Internacional de Comunicación y Tecnologías Aplicadas 2025 (ICOMTA’25)
Period	2/09/25 → 4/09/25
Internet address	https://icomta.net/inicio-2/

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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Digital Transparency in Ecuadorian Municipalities with more than 100,000 Inhabitants: Analysis Of Access to Public Information and its Impact on Citizen Participation. / Medranda Morales, Narcisa Jessenia.
2025. Paper presented at Conferencia Internacional de Comunicación y Tecnologías Aplicadas 2025 (ICOMTA’25).

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