Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has introduced the National Digital Strategy, which is based on five main pillars: connectivity, digital inclusion, interoperability, legal framework and open data. The strategy has five major objectives, including government transformation, digital economy, quality education, effective universal health, and public safety.
Based on policies for a digital government, Mexico seeks to build a new relationship between the government and citizens. To this aim, the government is working to implement the National Single Window, which will unify all government sites into one portal and digitize around 700 government procedures, which will be available at the gob.mx website.
According to the Mexican president, this measure will also meet the responsibility Mexico has assumed as co-chairman of the Open Government Alliance. “We must implement a national open data policy for sharing public information produced by the government in formats that are easy to access and use”, Pena Nieto said.
The second objective (digital economy) aims to boost the incorporation of technology into economic processes to democratize productivity and increase growth and job creation. The Mexican government is advancing the development of digital goods and services for enhancing e-commerce, promoting innovation in small and medium enterprises, and promoting financial inclusion through mobile banking schemes. Through the policies included in this strategy, more Mexican households and businesses are expected to gain access to faster broadband internet services at lower prices.
As part of the Education Reform, Mexico is integrating information technology and communication into youth education.
The Mexican president has also announced that 2014 will mark the beginning of the implementation of the Electronic Birth Certificate and Electronic Health Booklet, as the start of the Electronic Health Record. New Telehealth mechanisms will also be implemented to facilitate the provision of quality distance health care, primarily for remote areas.
The Mexican government also plans to use new technologies in programs to prevent violence and promote communication between citizens and authorities and to disseminate information on civil protection and mitigate the damage caused by natural disasters. The government said it is advancing the geographical location of data and crime statistics, and instruments to enable citizens to file complaints and receive warnings via cell phone or mobile applications.
