La ética comunicacional en los datos abiertos como construcción de las agendas públicas venezolanas

Abstract

In today's information ecosystem, open data has moved beyond its technical role to become the epicenter of an ethical dispute essential for democratic health. This paper analyzes communication ethics in the construction of Venezuelan public agendas, based on the dialogue between Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative—transparency as an absolute moral duty—and Max Scheler's hierarchy of values, where data must resonate with the citizen's lived experience. It examines the gap between the Venezuelan legal framework and a "culture of opacity" that promotes "selective transparency" and "communicational hegemony". Finally, it proposes data governance with a human face, based on social utility, algorithmic accountability, and the strengthening of data literacy as mechanisms for citizen empowerment against administrative silence.