PUBLIC OMBUDSMANSHIP AS INFORMATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PLANNING
Keywords:
information infrastructure, information representation, public policyAbstract
Abstract: Public ombudsman offices produce relevant records on citizens’ experiences with public policies, services, and administrative procedures. However, these records often remain restricted to the individual administrative handling of complaints and requests, which limits their use as informational resources for public planning. This paper aims to propose an analytical-operational model to understand public ombudsman offices as informational infrastructure for planning, based on the integration of citizen manifestations, government programs and actions, and User Service Charters. Methodologically, the research is qualitative, exploratory, bibliographic, documentary, and propositional. The model is grounded in literature on public ombudsman offices, information management, informational infrastructure, subject representation, artificial intelligence, and evidence-informed policies, as well as in the analysis of normative and institutional instruments related to planning and public service delivery. As a result, the paper presents an informational chain composed of the registration of citizen manifestations, subject representation, linkage to planning, association with User Service Charters, artificial intelligence support, human review, and managerial appropriation. The paper concludes that ombudsman records can move beyond their individual responsive function and become informational evidence to improve public planning, review services, and strengthen the State’s institutional capacity for listening and learning.