Edgar A. Ruvalcaba-Gómez is an Associate Research Professor at the University of Guadalajara (UDG), Department of Public Policies. He has a PhD in Law, Government and Public Policy from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Spain (Cum Laude and International Mention). Edgar conducts research on open government, transparency, citizen participation, open data, digital government, anti-corruption policies, and artificial intelligence in the public sector.
He has more than 50 academic publications, most of them in international quality and high-impact journals (JCR Q1 and Q2), as well as in prestigious publishers (Routledge, Taylor and Francis, Elsevier, SAGE, IOS press, IGI Global, Tirant Lo Blanch, etc. More than 800 citations to his work-research in Google Scholar, cited in various countries and by international authors.
He teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He teaches at different universities and institutions in various countries. He has received awards and distinc
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Public Administration, Political Science and International Relations, Social Sciences, Artificial Intelligence
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Scopus Publications
Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector: Analysis of Public Policies in Spain and Mexico Edgar A. Ruvalcaba‐Gomez, Victor H. Garcia‐Benitez Review of Policy Research, 2026 In recent years, governments have changed the way they solve public problems by implementing new technologies, systems, and digital platforms. Recently, Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications have been popularized, disrupting societies and organizations. Thus, national governments have started to implement AI, something that has been reflected in several strategies, projects, and public policies. The main purpose of this research is to compare the AI public policies of two countries, Spain and México, from the theoretical perspective of comparative public policy. This research seeks to understand the relevance of government public policies, strategies, and government actions in the field of AI from the theoretical perspective of comparative public policy, as well as to highlight the elements and characteristics that make up the AI public policies for these countries. The results show that both countries share a political‐social intention in the establishment of public policies and the development of AI. However, while Spain has consolidated projects and institutions that throwing public policy results, Mexico has not been able to consolidate public policies and institutions that take up the issue as a priority.
The Multiple Streams Framework: A Lens for Understanding Artificial Intelligence Adoption in the Public Sector Edgar A. Ruvalcaba‐Gomez, Victor H. Garcia‐Benitez Policy and Internet, 2025 The adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving the transformation of the public sector through improvements in service delivery, public administration, and decision‐making. This study analyzes the policymaking process for implementing AI in the public sector of the State of Jalisco, Mexico, aiming to understand the factors influencing the adoption of this technological development in public administration. To explain the adoption process, the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) is employed, a theoretical model that analyzes how problems, policies, and politics converge at a given moment to generate changes in the public agenda. Through a qualitative and quantitative analysis of data obtained from semi‐structured interviews, the main factors related to the AI public policy adoption process in Jalisco were identified. The results of this study contribute to enriching the existing knowledge about the factors that facilitate or hinder the adoption of AI in the public sector, as well as the role played by policy entrepreneurs in this process.
Systematic and axiological capacities in artificial intelligence applied in the public sector Edgar A. Ruvalcaba-Gomez Public Policy and Administration, 2025 Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a technological development is being implemented in the public sector with the intention of improving service delivery, as well as to help solve complex problems. However, there is a wide range of capabilities that AI can perform and that public officials perceive and implement in different ways. This paper aims to describe and analyze some categories into which AI capabilities in the public sector are divided. Using an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), our results show that the capabilities of AI from the perspective of public officials can be classified into two aspects: systematic factors and axiological factors. Systematic factors are related to the analysis and behavior of data, including monitoring, analyzing, interacting, remembering, and anticipation. Axiological factors refer to the impacts of values, ethics, and decisions, including acting, feeling, moralizing, creating, and deciding capacities. This categorization of AI capabilities in the public sector sheds light on the perception of public officials about the implementation of this technological development.
Challenges and evaluation tools for university opening. Proposal of the transparency index of Latin American universities (INTULAT) José Luis Ros Medina, Daniel Barragán, Edgar A. Ruvalcaba-Gómez Revista Espanola De La Transparencia, 2024 La transparencia es un concepto ampliamente estudiado en las Ciencias Sociales, aunque su rigor conceptual no siempre ha sido suficiente. Uno de los aspectos en los que quizás ha habido más deslices teóricos en relación con la transparencia es precisamente su evaluación. A nivel metodológico, este trabajo incluye un repaso teórico y experiencial de la evaluación de la transparencia con el objetivo de proponer un Índice de Transparencia de las Universidades Latinoamericanas. A pesar de que ha habido experiencias de evaluación concretas en este ámbito, hasta ahora ninguna de ellas ha tenido un enfoque regional ni ha sido sostenible en el tiempo. En particular, el índice propuesto evalúa la publicación de información en seis áreas vitales para transparentar: información institucional y de gobierno, planificación y rendición de cuentas, personal, estudiantes, información económica y financiera y resultados científicos y académicos. La propuesta se basa en la necesidad de contar con una herramienta que permita evaluar de manera rigurosa y sistemática la transparencia en las universidades de la región, que pueda ser aplicada posteriormente.
Analysis of the perception of digital government and artificial intelligence in the public sector in Jalisco, Mexico Edgar A. Ruvalcaba-Gomez, Javier Cifuentes-Faura International Review of Administrative Sciences, 2023 The advancement and continuous development of information and communication technologies highlights the importance of analysing and monitoring the development and capabilities of governments to use and exploit the potential of new technologies. Digital government and artificial intelligence in the public sector are two trends associated with technological development. This research conducts an analysis of these elements from the perspective of public officials by conducting a factor analysis. The study is based on a survey administered to civil servants in the state of Jalisco in Mexico. An analysis was made of their training and knowledge of these aspects and whether there are significant differences according to gender, age, level of studies, area of knowledge and place of work. The results obtained show divergences and coincidences between variables and factors. The findings are useful as a reference for the government of Jalisco to promote measures aimed at improving the situation of digital government and artificial intelligence in the short to medium term, in order to optimize administrative management. Points for practitioners Knowing the perspective of public officials on digital government and artificial intelligence is important to evaluate and design a digital strategy in governments. Public officials in charge of technology areas in governments need constant training on emerging technological tools, mainly those related to artificial intelligence. There is a lack of knowledge about the use and implications of artificial intelligence in the public sector by public servants. Data interoperability and coordination between government agencies are relevant to the development of digital government.
Methodology to explore the public value of open data in housing web portals Juan Pablo Barrientos Matute, Edgar Alejandro Ruvalcava-Gómez Economia Sociedad Y Territorio, 2023 En esta investigación se analiza el valor público que poseen los datos abiertos en portales web gubernamentales y no gubernamentales en materia de vivienda para Guadalajara. El objetivo es identificar cuál categoría ofrece mayor valor público a sus habitantes; para ello se definieron indicadores cualitativos sobre datos abiertos y su valor público, con los cuales se midieron los portales; se encontró que los sitios no gubernamentales ofrecen datos con mayor valor público que los gubernamentales. La investigación presenta un novedoso enfoque analítico respecto a la evaluación de los datos abiertos y su valor público.
Open Government and Open Data in Times of COVID-19 Loni Hagen, Rodrigo Sandoval-Almazan, Stephan Okhuijsen, Susana Cabaco, Edgar A. Ruvalcaba-Gomez, et al. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 2021
Governance of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector: Analysis of public policies in Spain and Mexico EA Ruvalcaba‐Gomez, VH Garcia‐Benitez Review of Policy Research 43 (3), e70057 , 2026 2026 Citations: 3
Uso de la inteligencia artificial en la transparencia gubernamental y el combate a la corrupción VH Garcia-Benitez, EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez, IH Martinez Trilogía Ciencia Tecnología Sociedad 18 (38), e3706-e3706 , 2026 2026
Uso ético y riesgos de la inteligencia artificial en el sector público: un análisis comparado desde organizaciones internacionales EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez, VHG Benítez La adopción de la inteligencia artificial en las Administraciones Públicas … , 2026 2026
The Multiple Streams Framework: A Lens for Understanding Artificial Intelligence Adoption in the Public Sector EA Ruvalcaba‐Gomez, VH Garcia‐Benitez Policy & Internet 17 (4), e70021 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
¿ Cómo evaluar la justicia abierta? Caso de la métrica de justicia abierta EAR Gómez Revista del CLAD Reforma y Democracia, 63-95 , 2025 2025
Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector: An Analysis from the Perspective of the State Governments of Mexico EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez, VH Garcia-Benitez Artificial Intelligence in Government: Latin America Challenges and … , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Telework and public value creation: Evidence from Mexican public officials R García-Contreras, JP Muñoz-Chávez, D Valle-Cruz, ... International Public Management Journal 28 (3), 468-486 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Systematic and axiological capacities in artificial intelligence applied in the public sector EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez Public Policy and Administration 40 (2), 351-371 , 2025 2025 Citations: 20
Crowdsourcing: an instrument for opening policymaking C Rentería, EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez Research Handbook on Open Government, 45-59 , 2025 2025
El futuro del gobierno digital EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez Jalisco mañana 141 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
Desafíos y herramientas de evaluación para la apertura universitaria. Propuesta del Índice de Transparencia de las Universidades Latinoamericanas (INTULAT) JLR Medina, DB Terán, EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez Revista española de la transparencia, 267-291 , 2024 2024 Citations: 2
La adopción de la inteligencia artificial en los gobiernos estatales de México EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez, VH Garcia-Benitez https://editorial.udg.mx/gpd-la-adoptacion-de-la-inteligencia-artificial-en … , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
La adopción de la inteligencia artificial en los gobiernos estatales de México EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez, VH Garcia-Benitez 2024
Analysis of the perception of digital government and artificial intelligence in the public sector in Jalisco, Mexico EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez, J Cifuentes-Faura International Review of Administrative Sciences 89 (4), 1203-1222 , 2023 2023 Citations: 59
Contrasting the perception of open government among public officials: A factor analysis of Mexico and Spain EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez, JI Criado, R Sandoval-Almazan International Journal of Public Administration 46 (15), 1092-1105 , 2023 2023 Citations: 8
Methodology to explore the public value of open data in housing web portals JP Barrientos Matute, EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez Economía, sociedad y territorio 23 (72), 405-431 , 2023 2023
Metodología para explorar el valor público de datos abiertos ofertados en portales web de vivienda JP Barrientos Matute, EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez Economía, sociedad y territorio 23 (72), 405-431 , 2023 2023 Citations: 8
Gobierno abierto: nociones teóricas, acciones y prospectiva EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez RC Rendición de cuentas , 2023 2023 Citations: 9
Analyzing open government policy adoption through the multiple streams framework: The roles of policy entrepreneurs in the case of Madrid EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez, JI Criado, JR Gil-Garcia Public Policy and Administration 38 (2), 233-264 , 2023 2023 Citations: 77
Estado de derecho, control de la corrupción y gasto público en educación, salud y servicios públicos en América Latina AR Porras, N García-Vázquez RC Rendición de Cuentas, 5-34 , 2023 2023
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Assessing the public policy-cycle framework in the age of artificial intelligence: From agenda-setting to policy evaluation D Valle-Cruz, JI Criado, R Sandoval-Almazán, EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez Government information quarterly 37 (4), 101509 , 2020 2020 Citations: 391
A review of artificial intelligence in government and its potential from a public policy perspective D Valle-Cruz, E Alejandro Ruvalcaba-Gomez, R Sandoval-Almazan, ... Proceedings of the 20th annual international conference on digital … , 2019 2019 Citations: 219
Analyzing open government policy adoption through the multiple streams framework: The roles of policy entrepreneurs in the case of Madrid EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez, JI Criado, JR Gil-Garcia Public Policy and Administration 38 (2), 233-264 , 2023 2023 Citations: 77
Revisiting the Open Government Phenomenon. A Meta-Analysis of the International Literature I Criado, EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez, R Valenzuela-Mendoza JeDEM-eJournal of eDemocracy and Open Government 10 (1), 50-81 , 2018 2018 Citations: 69
Analysis of the perception of digital government and artificial intelligence in the public sector in Jalisco, Mexico EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez, J Cifuentes-Faura International Review of Administrative Sciences 89 (4), 1203-1222 , 2023 2023 Citations: 59
Chief information officers’ perceptions about artificial intelligence JI Criado, R Sandoval-Almazan, D Valle-Cruz, EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez First Monday , 2021 2021 Citations: 52
Análisis de las estrategias nacionales de inteligencia artificial en América Latina: Estudio de los enfoques de ética y de derechos humanos VHG Benítez, EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez Revista de Gestión Pública 10 (1), 5-32 , 2021 2021 Citations: 44
Perceptions of city managers about open government policies: concepts, development, and implementation in the local level of government in Spain JI Criado, EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IJEGR) 14 (1), 1-22 , 2018 2018 Citations: 42
Gobierno Abierto: Un análisis de su adopción en los Gobiernos Locales desde las Políticas Públicas EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez INAP , 2019 2019 Citations: 39
Discussing open government as a concept: a comparison between the perceptions of public managers and current academic debate EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez, JI Criado, JR Gil-Garcia Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference on Digital … , 2018 2018 Citations: 38
Teleworking in times of COVID-19. Some lessons for the public sector from the emergent implementation during the pandemic period: teleworking in times of COVID-19 R Garcia-Contreras, P Munoz-Chavez, D Valle-Cruz, ... Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference on Digital … , 2021 2021 Citations: 35
Contrasting perceptions about transparency, citizen participation, and open government between civil society organization and government EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez, C Renteria Information Polity 25 (3), 323-337 , 2020 2020 Citations: 26
¿ Qué es y qué se entiende por gobierno abierto? Análisis de la percepción e implementación del Gobierno Abierto en el ámbito local español JI Criado, EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez Colección NovaGob Academia nº1. Madrid: NovaGob. Retrieved January 11, 2017 , 2016 2016 Citations: 26
Participación ciudadana en la era del Open Government. Una mirada desde las publicaciones científicas EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez Paakat: Revista de Tecnología y Sociedad 6 (11) , 2016 2016 Citations: 23
International news in the Latin American press JC Lozano, E Gomez, A Matiasich, A Alfonso, M Becerra, ... The global dynamics of news: studies in international news coverage and news … , 2000 2000 Citations: 22
Public Managers' Perceptions about Open Government: A Factor Analysis of Concepts and Values EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez, JI Criado, JR Gil-Garcia Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference on Digital … , 2017 2017 Citations: 21
Systematic and axiological capacities in artificial intelligence applied in the public sector EA Ruvalcaba-Gomez Public Policy and Administration 40 (2), 351-371 , 2025 2025 Citations: 20
¿ Qué es y qué se entiende por gobierno abierto JI Criado, EAR Gómez Madrid, Laboratorio de Gobierno para la Innovación Pública,< https://tinyurl … , 2016 2016 Citations: 19
La adopción del Gobierno Abierto como política pública en los gobiernos locales EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , 2018 2018 Citations: 18
Percepción del éxito sobre gobierno abierto en función del género: un análisis desde sociedad civil organizada y gobierno EA Ruvalcaba-Gómez Revista iberoamericana de estudios municipales, 61-87 , 2020 2020 Citations: 17
