Connecting, integrating and empowering society for social control through distance education

Abstract

In order for a participatory democracy to exist, the population must participate in public affairs. However, exercising citizenship requires preparation, which is a top concern of Brazilian public policy management councils. The focus of this research is the articulation between the State Audit Court of the state of Mato Grosso (Tribunal de Contas do Mato Grosso – TCE-MT) and public policy management councils. This article presents the results of a combined effort of different government institutions in adopting innovative digital technology as a tool used in Distance Education to integrate and empower the community, encourage citizen control and thus generate public value. This tool allowed access to and engagement of citizens from different backgrounds and led to the construction of new concepts and ideas that are engrained in these environments.