Arce, Cusicanqui y Arandia “robaron” población a Santa Cruz, dice cívico
Leaders in Santa Cruz accuse national officials of deliberately manipulating census data, alleging that approximately one million residents were excluded from their region. This dispute has sparked a major civic strike and legal initiatives to create a local statistical institute, underscoring deep tensions between regional autonomy and central authority. The controversy highlights the critical importance of transparent and trustworthy open data in governance. When official statistics are perceived as politically biased or manipulated, public trust erodes and social unrest intensifies. Reliable open data is essential for equitable resource distribution and fair political representation. Ensuring methodological integrity in censuses helps prevent regional inequalities and maintains confidence in public institutions, making accurate and accessible data a cornerstone of democratic stability.
Source: elmundo.com.boPublished on 2024-09-07
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