The Local Innovation Network conducted a survey among municipalities to detect how advanced they are in their digitization and connectivity strategies
For connectivity and digital integration to reach all users, local governments have to work to make room for certain transformations that improve service quality and make universal access a reality. Within this framework works the Local Innovation Network (RIL), an NGO that accompanies the municipalities in this task.
Delfina Irazusta is the executive director of RIL. The organization seeks that municipalities improve their capacities in different axes, generate collaboration networks and promote innovative public policies. They network with 280 cities and 1,400 officials throughout Argentina.
RIL prepares surveys on different topics, together with experts from each area. In recent times, he has made several diagnoses with a focus on the digital economy. "Whenever we set up a panel of specialists we ask them the same question: If a local government has to make a coherent, sustainable, innovative and comprehensive public policy on this issue, what does it have to do?" the journalist María Julieta Rumi.
Fifty cities from 21 provinces participated in the cultural transformation survey that weighed nine axes. On average, the municipalities have 59% advanced strategies. The city that achieved the best score, with 93%, was Corrientes.
The dimensions included were: culture and change management, digital services, regulations and contracting, citizen-centered vision, interoperability, processes, cybersecurity, technology and connectivity, and information and planning. The first two axes are the least advanced, according to their survey.
Digital services registered a 49% advance. "It means that in terms of the services that a government offers its citizens completely digital, we are only half", said Irazusta.
The dimensions included were: culture and change management, digital services, regulations and contracting, citizen-centered vision, interoperability, processes, cybersecurity, technology and connectivity, and information and planning. The first two axes are the least advanced, according to their survey.
Digital services registered a 49% advance. "It means that in terms of the services that a government offers its citizens completely digital, we are only half", said Irazusta.
Recent Comments