Gobernanza participativa y priorización de proyectos en la planificación del desarrollo territorial

Territorial development planning faces significant challenges associated with institutional heterogeneity and limited citizen participation in the prioritization of public projects. The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between participatory governance and project prioritization within territorial planning processes, assessing its influence on the efficiency of public management. A quantitative approach with a cross-sectional design was applied, using secondary information obtained from official reports and institutional databases. Statistical analysis included the Shapiro–Wilk normality test, Pearson correlation, Spearman coefficient, and linear regression models. The results show that compliance with accountability mechanisms reaches a national average of 90.78%, although notable territorial disparities are observed among provinces. Some jurisdictions register compliance levels above 96%, whereas others remain below 80%, reflecting institutional gaps in the implementation of participatory governance practices. Furthermore, inferential analysis indicates that the size of the institutional universe does not significantly explain differences in compliance levels (r = 0.2383; p = 0.2622; R² = 0.0568). These findings suggest that the effectiveness of participatory governance depends primarily on the quality of coordination, interaction, and feedback mechanisms between public institutions and citizens. Strengthening these mechanisms may contribute to improving project prioritization processes and enhancing the coherence and effectiveness of territorial development planning.