En vilo, derechos por inoperancia en el Inai, alertan especialistas
The absence of a quorum at the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection (INAI) places Mexican citizens’ fundamental rights in serious jeopardy, particularly the right to access public information and the protection of personal data. Experts and former commissioners warn that this institutional paralysis not only delays the provision of information but also weakens essential accountability mechanisms, allowing authorities to conceal public expenditures and avoid investigations into possible corruption, given the lack of a competent body to oversee such omissions. The direct impact falls on the population, which loses the ability to access essential data such as their medical records or weeks of contributions recorded with the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). This institutional inoperativity turns the INAI into a barrier rather than a guarantee, disproportionately affecting ordinary citizens and key actors such as journalists, academics, and civil society organizations that rely on transparency to expose irregularities and demand accountability from government levels. This article is crucial for open data because it illustrates how information governance is not merely a technical issue but a democratic pillar. The INAI’s inoperativeness demonstrates that without effective legal frameworks and robust bodies to safeguard public data flows, trust in public administration erodes and the social scrutiny necessary to combat opacity and mismanagement of state resources is prevented.
Source: elsiglodedurango.com.mxPublished on 2023-04-16