O emprego de tecnologias livres no âmbito da administração pública

Abstract

The present work seeks to extensively explore the themes of free software and hardware, in the dialogical context of Brazilian Public Administration, with the aim of answering the question about whether the adoption of the aforementioned types of free technologies contributes to the attainment of public ends. For such, the hypothetical deductive research method is employed, according to which the initial hypothesis is established, that free technologies contribute to the improvement of administration activities, resulting in the selection of topics to be addressed in this work, and from which, the deduced theses for the purpose of the research. Initially, there is a historical synthesis of the internet and, consequently, of free software, as a distinct category from proprietary software, in development philosophies and reflex technical aspects, as there is an attempted coverage of free hardware, as a comparatively recent movement, in relation to that of free software. Following the understanding of what comprises free technologies, there is the analysis of specific technical characteristics that emerge from the application of free technology development models, in which results such as greater transparency, technical independence and even efficiency are shown, in comparison with proprietary solutions. This includes the perspective of Administrative Law, with emphasis on the regent principles of the subject, in addition to revisiting existing legislation and public policies in the Brazilian context. In the end, arrives the conclusion that the adoption of free technologies in the scope of Public Administration, or even in the exercise of atypical administrative functions, such as in matters of Electoral Justice, is generally beneficial to the Brazilian State, with the reservations that require a cautious and rational transition, or even the maintenance of proprietary technologies as alternatives, depending on the usages in question