Summary

SAI Brazil audited the development and implementation of the Data Management System (Sistema Gestão Presente) of the Ministry of Education (Ministério da Educação). The System aims to promote the adoption of digital tools in basic education at the federal, regional, district, and municipal levels in order to ensure standardized and efficient collection and exchange of information about schools. During the audit, deficiencies in the technological architecture were identified. According to the auditors, reliance on a single cloud provider Amazon Web Services exposes the System to risks related to integrity, traceability, information security, and technological resilience. According to the report, the lack of adequate assessment of alternatives may lead to technological mobility constraints and a gradual increase in costs. SAI Brazil recommended that the Ministry of Education should identify databases that can enable cross-validation to improve the quality of the System’s data.