OntoTrans: An Ontology on Transparency

Democracy and citizen public participation, linked to the provision of government e-services (e-gov), have demanded transparency. How government works, data availability, quality, reliability, sources, and storage are issues that deserve attention and relate to the transparency concept. There are many interpretations of the term, and few are the researches proposing a concrete and common understanding and application. We propose OntoTrans, a Domain Ontology on Transparency that seeks to support the analysis, correlation, sharing, and reuse of such knowledge. An evaluation through example scenarios was performed, thus showing its feasibility and strengthening the research on the systematization of this applicability. Resumo. A democracia e a participação pública dos cidadãos, ligadas à prestação de serviços eletrônicos de governo, têm exigido transparência. Como o governo funciona, disponibilidade, qualidade, confiabilidade, fontes e armazenamento de dados são questões que merecem atenção e se relacionam ao conceito de transparência. Existem muitas interpretações do termo, e poucas são as pesquisas que propõem uma compreensão e aplicação concreta e comum. Propomos OntoTrans, uma Ontologia de Domínio sobre Transparência, que busca apoiar a análise, correlação, compartilhamento e reutilização de tais conhecimentos. Foi realizada uma avaliação por meio de cenários de exemplo, mostrando a sua viabilidade e fortalecendo a pesquisa sobre a sistematização dessa aplicabilidade.

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