Since 2010, South Korea has consistently ranked among the top three in the UN E-Government Development Index. What is the "secret sauce" behind this success? One could say that it results from more than 30 years of dedicated policies and governance to enhance the design and execution of digital services within the public sector. And that would be correct. However, some specific … [Read more...] about What makes South Korea a trailblazer in the digital transformation of the public sector?
Miguel A. Porrúa
Miguel A. Porrúa is the Coordinator of the Data and Digital Government Cluster at the IFD/ICS Unit of the Inter-American Development Bank. Prior to this position, Miguel was a senior e-Government Specialist at the Organization of American States (OAS) where he managed the Organization´s e-Government portfolio. Previously Miguel was the Director of Government Relations for Latin America at the electronic government company govWorks, based in New York, where he oversaw various electronic government projects in the region. Prior to his arrival in the US, Miguel lived in Montevideo (Uruguay) where he managed projects related to the modernization of the public sector for the Spanish government (Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development, AECID) and the United Nations (UNDP). Miguel is the co-author or co-editor of Latin America Puntogob, Digital Transformation and Public Employment and Latin America and Caribbean Cybersecurity Report 2020. In 2019, apolitical included Miguel among the 100 most influential people in digital government. Miguel obtained his Bachelor Degree in Business and Economics at the University of Oviedo (Spain) and his MBA from Thunderbird Business School (Arizona, USA).
8 lessons from Estonia’s digital transformation for Latin America and the Caribbean
Imagine a world where a newborn child is registered online as a citizen from the hospital by their parents, who in turn have a digital ID to manage their interactions with the government, without queues, forms or papers. It sounds like science-fiction, right? Well, in Estonia, it is already happening. In that country, 99% of all government services are … [Read more...] about 8 lessons from Estonia’s digital transformation for Latin America and the Caribbean