Autor/es
Descripción
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Colaborador
Campos Ríos, Maximiliano
Materias
Idioma
spa
Extent
82 p.
Derechos
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Formato
application/pdf
Identificador
Cobertura
7593303
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (autonomus city)
2022-2023
Abstract
This research analyzes the legislative modernization process carried out by the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires through the Legislative Transformation Plan (PTL), implemented during 2022 and 2023. The study focuses on understanding how a subnational parliamentary institution—traditionally organized around formal and hierarchical logics—incorporated technological tools, mechanisms of institutional openness, and new forms of citizen engagement in a context increasingly shaped by demands for efficiency, transparency, and participation.
Rather than limiting itself to a merely instrumental use of technology, the transformation involved an internal reorganization that included the digitalization of legislative files, the implementation of digital signatures, and the creation of spaces for co-creation with civil society organizations, as well as public platforms for accessing legislative information. Based on a qualitative approach that combines in-depth interviews with institutional document analysis, this research reconstructs the political decisions, implementation strategies, internal tensions, and lessons learned throughout the execution of the plan.
The study also explores the effects of these changes on the day-to-day functioning of the Legislature and its relationship with citizens, with particular attention to initiatives such as the Legislative Dialogue Portal and the Open Legislature Network. It examines not only the opportunities created by these innovations, but also their limitations and challenges—especially in terms of sustainability, staff ownership, and the conditions required for replication.
This case forms part of a broader agenda on legislative modernization in Argentina, where several subnational legislatures have begun to experiment with their own transformation processes. In this regard, the study not only offers a situated analysis of the Buenos Aires experience, but also provides insights that may inform comparative approaches to similar initiatives. Ultimately, the findings suggest that institutional innovation requires more than technology: it calls for planning, political will, committed teams, and a strategic vision capable of articulating the technical with the political, and the operational with the symbolic.
Rather than limiting itself to a merely instrumental use of technology, the transformation involved an internal reorganization that included the digitalization of legislative files, the implementation of digital signatures, and the creation of spaces for co-creation with civil society organizations, as well as public platforms for accessing legislative information. Based on a qualitative approach that combines in-depth interviews with institutional document analysis, this research reconstructs the political decisions, implementation strategies, internal tensions, and lessons learned throughout the execution of the plan.
The study also explores the effects of these changes on the day-to-day functioning of the Legislature and its relationship with citizens, with particular attention to initiatives such as the Legislative Dialogue Portal and the Open Legislature Network. It examines not only the opportunities created by these innovations, but also their limitations and challenges—especially in terms of sustainability, staff ownership, and the conditions required for replication.
This case forms part of a broader agenda on legislative modernization in Argentina, where several subnational legislatures have begun to experiment with their own transformation processes. In this regard, the study not only offers a situated analysis of the Buenos Aires experience, but also provides insights that may inform comparative approaches to similar initiatives. Ultimately, the findings suggest that institutional innovation requires more than technology: it calls for planning, political will, committed teams, and a strategic vision capable of articulating the technical with the political, and the operational with the symbolic.
Título obtenido
Magíster de la Universidad de Buenos Aires en Gobierno
Institución otorgante
Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales