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The Internal Audit of the Municipality of San José has identified serious deficiencies in the administrative management of the Cantonal Committee for Sports and Recreation, highlighting the absence of effective controls over inventories and the lack of updated accounting records for much of the year. These findings reveal a fragmented and inadequate information system, where the lack of reliable and timely data prevents proper traceability of supplies and generates significant discrepancies between physical counts and digital records. This gap in oversight and internal regulations has led to critical operational situations, such as the presence of expired, dirty, or incorrectly recorded items, as well as a high risk of obsolescence in sports inventory. The absence of clear policies for managing shortages or adjustments, combined with a lack of hierarchical follow-up, reveals a culture of improvisation that compromises the integrity of public resources and the institution's capacity for accountability. This situation is particularly relevant to the field of open data, as it illustrates the inherent risks of lacking transparency and quality in the generation of public data. When institutions handle erroneous or incomplete information, citizen oversight and evidence-based analysis become impossible. Improving the reliability of administrative data is not merely an accounting necessity but an indispensable prerequisite to ensure that public information is truly accessible, usable, and trustworthy for society.

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Published on 2024-12-23

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