Transparência e controle social: desafios para a gestão da Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro a partir da Lei de Acesso à Informação

Abstract

The public administration has been undergoing transformations around the world to the extent that society has demanded more democratic actions of organizations and public managers. In this sense, the idea that the information under state custody are public and therefore should be available to all has broadened the debate on transparency and access to information. In 2011 it was created the Access to Information Act (LAI) Brazilian determining the Brazilian pubic organizations, at all levels, the development of the transparency of public information as an important guideline. The UFRRJ as a federal agency, is subject to the rule of law. IFES has just over 100 years and the obligation to provide information seems to be a challenge for UFRRJ and their managers who need to understand citizen as social control agent of the government. It is understood that structural, technological and institutional factors need to be rethought so that transparency is effective within the University from the LAI. Thus, this research aims to analyze the transparency practices at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRRJ - according to the perspectives of managers this IFES, from the implementation of the Access to Information Act. The theoretical framework of this research covers transparency in public administration, from the aspects of the right to information and access to information law in the Brazilian context, as well as the discussion of social control from the perspective of society on public administration, beyond the university management comprising the administrative process, the role of the inserted managers in organizational models of public administration. The results show challenges related to the bureaucratic structural, technological gap and academic centralization. It is concluded that increasing transparency in university organizations is achieved only partially with the creation of legislation. This because it involves an effort management which involves action on several other aspects such as training manager. It's a start, but it involves other elements inherent in the manager's position and IFES are complex organizations.