Blockchain aplicado a contratación pública privilegiando la transparencia; un enfoque desde el proceso de selección de menor cuantía

Abstract

The technological innovations have allowed the implementation of new tools, allied to rather management of public administration in public procedurement processes. So that, technologies have been utilized with the aim of modernizing the public sector and its procedures. Disruptive advances, such as blockchain, have become allies in the fight against state corruption; especially, they have strengthened the basic principles, both of the public administration and of state contracting. The purpose of this research is to carry out an analysis of the application of the blockchain system in the process of contracting for small amounts; they will cover everything from the general aspects of public procurement, the technologies used in this sector, to determine the adequacy of this technological mechanism. In light of the ineffectiveness of the current mechanisms used for achieving transparency, this research, through a theoretical-practical methodology, aims to analyze to what extent blockchain technology can promote transparency; determining if it can contribute to the handling and prevention of practices associated with corruption.