Digital Government and Administrative Transparency: A Literature Review on Its Impact on Public Management

Abstract

Introduction: The modernization of public administration in Ecuador has promoted the development of digital government as a strategy to optimize management, reduce bureaucracy and strengthen transparency and citizen participation, in accordance with constitutional principles and current regulations, although limitations persist in information quality, interoperability and standardization. Objective: To analyze, through a bibliographic review, the impact of digital government on administrative transparency and its contribution to the modernization of public management, identifying advances, limitations, challenges and opportunities. Methodology: A qualitative approach with documentary-bibliographic design was adopted, based on the systematic search for information between 2021 and 2026 in various databases, together with the review of Ecuadorian regulations, applying a structured content analysis in axes such as modernization, access to information, interoperability, citizen participation, accountability and anti-corruption. Results: Fifteen studies were analyzed, showing that digitalization and automation improve administrative efficiency by reducing time and costs, in addition to strengthening transparency through the publicity of acts, traceability, social control and access to information; however, its effectiveness is conditioned by the digital divide, institutional resistance, budgetary limitations and weaknesses in interoperability. Conclusions: Digital government is a pillar to consolidate transparent public management in Ecuador, provided that digital governance, technological investment, digital inclusion, human talent training and regulatory frameworks are strengthened.