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The University of Michoacán and the Michoacán Institute for Transparency have translated the Law on Access to Public Information into Purépecha, a crucial step to ensure that indigenous communities can exercise their civic rights in their own language. This action aims to address historical exclusion and guarantee that more than 100,000 speakers do not face linguistic barriers when demanding transparency and accountability from authorities. The impact goes beyond mere document access, as it empowers citizens to demand compliance with the Constitution and protect their personal data, thereby reducing discrimination and abuses of power. By facilitating the exercise of the right to know, this initiative strengthens local democracy and ensures that transparency becomes a real and inclusive service for all inhabitants, regardless of their native language. This initiative is relevant to open data because it demonstrates that public data and information must be accessible not only in digital format but also linguistically and culturally. Democratizing knowledge requires overcoming language barriers so that data truly serves the citizenry, ensuring that transparency policies are effective, fair, and genuinely inclusive for the most vulnerable populations.

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Published on 2023-04-19

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