Resumen de Comunicação e consultas públicas online em Ciência e Tecnologia
Henrianne Barbosa, Camila Carneiro Dias Rigolin, Maria Cristina Piumbato Innocentini Hayashi
Public Understanding of Science and Technology includes debates and actions towards informationsrights, digital inclusion and citizen participation in public policies. This paper analyzesa group of news about public consultations published in the governmental website of thebrazilian Ministry of Science and Technology. In this way, the study discusses the relationshipbetween Communication and online mechanisms that promote citizen engagement inPublic Administration in order to foster and legitimate joint deliberations made possible bytechnological resources applied to journalistic practices. We argue that this practices are stillunderrated, despite the possibilities presented by technological advancement.
