Analysis of access and dissemination of information from COVID-19 in the BRICS countries

• Autor(a) principal: Matos, Christine Martins de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Pinto, Adilson Luiz
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Ibero-americana de Ciência da Informação
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/RICI/article/view/34673
• topic: Direito de informação; Divulgação da informação; BRICS; Governo eletrônico; Acesso à informação; Acceso a la información; Derecho a la información; Divulgación de información; BRICS; Gobierno electronico; Access to information; Right to information; Disclosure of information; BRICS; E-government

The aim of the study was to present an analysis of access and dissemination of COVID-19related information in the BRICS countries. A checklist approach was developed to evaluate usability on government websites according to the Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response defined by the World Health Organization in 2020. The document contemplates 05 dimensions of questions and conducts análisis on, at least, 26 websites, with various information formats. According to results, the BRICS countries support adequate disclosure rates to combat COVID-19, providing easy access to most health communications which are relevant to the existing crisis management. China presented the best index score on the checklist elaborated. No country obtained a score of 100% on the dimensions outlined, which denotes the need to improve and/or effectively disseminate response actions prepared by the countries to ensure that the access to information is more democratic. The conclusions drawn through the analysis of the checklist approach denotes the predominant role of electronic government services, enabling more effective responses in combating the emergence of the pandemic, with results that are similar to what is established in the E-Government Development Index.