Arequipa en segundo lugar en acceso a información en su Portal de Transparencia

Arequipa en segundo lugar en acceso a información en su Portal de Transparencia

Recent monitoring by ANTAIP highlights a stark disparity in public information access across Peruvian regions, revealing that no regional government fully complies with mandatory transparency laws. This systemic failure represents a significant debt in accountability, with the most critical deficiencies concentrated in the southern and eastern extremes of the country. While regions like Madre de Dios and Apurímac show alarmingly low compliance, Arequipa stands out as a positive model. Its sustained improvement demonstrates that consistent administrative effort can lead to high transparency standards, though it remains an exception rather than the norm. Most other regions still fall below the national average, indicating that sporadic improvements are insufficient for systemic change. This article is relevant to open data because it exposes the gap between legal mandates for data publication and actual practice. The lack of systematic transparency undermines citizens' right to information and hinders social oversight. Ultimately, it illustrates the urgent need for open data initiatives to bridge this divide, ensuring that government information is not just technically available but genuinely accessible and complete for public scrutiny.

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