Digital Uruguay today
The development of digital technologies has significantly affected the socio-economic changes at a global level. It has radically modified the way in which people learn, produce, work, consume; it has modified the way in which we interact with each other and with the government, and the ways in which we use our free time. The speed at which changes were being produced and the ubiquity of the digital world sustainedly transformed the behaviour of people, companies, and leaders. But in this year of global sanitary emergency, these changes are taking place in all countries and in all areas of activity, in an accelerated manner, generating unprecedented impacts on the way we live, which represent big challenges for States.
Our country, which has had a ground-breaking approach in digital development and incorporation of technologies of information and communication, is still facing the considerable challenge of taking the use of those technologies further. Although almost nine out of ten Uruguayans are Internet users and the offer of digital services of the government is very broad, such services are still far from being incorporated by the majority of the population and there are still persisting barriers and challenges for many individuals.
Halfway through the term expected for the achievement of the objectives, the pace of progress is auspicious. As a result of the monitoring, it is observed that more than half of the objectives are being met in accordance with the expectations or the level of achievement is greater than that planned (see Appendix).
In this context, Uruguay presents the updated version of its Uruguay Digital 2025 agenda which reflects the strategic priorities that define the course of digital development and allows the transformation towards the vision for the country built for the five-year term. It is intended to keep on making progress with medium-term objectives, that reinforce the commitment to sustainable development and the thrust of a Digital Society that leaves no one behind. For such purposes, the strategic lines promote the inclusion of digital technologies in all the sectors of public policies and are addressed at all the actors of our society, always from a person-centred approach.
This Agenda is the continuity of a process of digital policy, originated in the year 2000, which is progressive, sustained, and agreed upon among all the interested parties. This process allows to keep on making progress in the specific and visible development, consolidating Digital Uruguay.
Today we have the chance of showing our resilience capacity, of showing that the country is prepared for this moment. Expanding the use of communication and information technologies to face the challenges that are imposed these days: using such technologies to improve our working capacity, to become more efficient and transparent. Working to eliminate digital gaps, which is also working to eliminate social gaps, a global challenge to which no country is foreign.
Uruguay will face the challenges with the cooperation of all actors and with the commitment of our citizens who are now ready to face them.
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