The Commissioner for Transparency and Access to Public Information of the Canary Islands has published the results of the transparency portal evaluations, which analyze the compliance with active publicity obligations in 414 entities across the archipelago. These entities include the regional government, island councils, municipalities, inter-municipal bodies, universities, and their dependent public sector.
The data reflect a "significant improvement" in the level of transparency, with an overall average score of 8.87, surpassing the 8.44 from the previous evaluation. Of the 414 entities summoned, 92.5% (383) complied with the submission for evaluation, while 31 (7.5%) failed to do so. A total of 71.8% (275) submitted appeals, demonstrating high participation.
A total of 365 entities (95.3%) passed the evaluation, compared to 18 (4.7%) that did not reach the minimum score. Notably, the number of entities achieving the maximum score (10 points) increased significantly to 148, up from 90 in the previous period.
The transparency portal of the Autonomous Community's Public Administration obtained a score of 9.17, improving from the previous 9.02. By sectors, inter-municipal bodies showed the greatest progress (from 7.72 to 9.39), followed by universities (from 8.90 to 9.23). The regional government improved from 8.85 to 9.10, public law corporations from 8.43 to 8.99, and local administrations from 8.12 to 8.71. Island councils saw an increase from 8.87 to 8.92.
Despite these advances in data dissemination through web portals, the Commissioner for Transparency of the Canary Islands, Noelia García Leal, warned that the main "pending issue" remains administrative silence in response to direct requests from citizens. "Ensuring the right of access does not solely consist of publishing information on transparency portals, but also of responding within deadlines to the requests made by citizens," she stated.
