ACCOUNTABILITY AND ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19: THE CASE OF THE NATIONAL PENITENTIARY DEPARTMENT SITE

Abstract

In a context of international health emergency, the issue of the interaction of accountability, Information Technology and Communications (ICT) tools and social participation becomes fundamental for the maintenance of the democratic structure and north of action for the state apparatus. In this scenario, this article seeks to analyze whether the initiative to use a website by the National Penitentiary Department (Depen) is characterized as an Electronic Government tool and a vehicle of accountability and transparency, with social participation, in the fight against COVID-19 in the Brazilian prison system.