[{"bbox": [157, 152, 1074, 258], "category": "Text", "text": "To address such important challenges it is evident that urgent action is needed **to optimise the information management model and the exchange of knowledge and data** between the various actors that form part of the value chain of the security and justice system, as well as different stakeholders from the social sector."}, {"bbox": [157, 270, 1074, 459], "category": "Text", "text": "In this respect, given the **sensitivity of information treated**, and despite the fact that most public institutions have procedures that should guarantee data privacy according to the national laws, it is crucial to **reinforce capacities in the area of data protection and data governance, further developing the national regulatory framework, as well as strengthening capacities in the area of cybersecurity**, priorities clearly indicated in the National Cybersecurity Strategy² adopted in 2022, equipping Ecuador, for the first time, with a national framework that will allow citizens to access digital services with greater security and strengthen the protection of their personal data."}, {"bbox": [157, 468, 1074, 736], "category": "Text", "text": "Within this context, it is important to underline that the EU Multiannual Indicative Programme 2021-27 (MIP) for Ecuador establishes among its strategic objectives the promotion of good governance (priority area 3) with the following objectives: 1: Increase the efficiency, effectiveness and transparency of public administration; 2: Decentralise public management and decision-making processes; 3: Strengthen the independent work of oversight bodies to carry out effective technical evaluations or inspections of the executive and conduct performance monitoring available to the public; and 4: Increase the equal participation of women, men, girls and boys, in all their diversity, in decision-making processes, in all spheres and at all levels of political and public life, including online, taking leadership roles, to enjoy and exercise their human rights and to seek redress if these rights are denied."}, {"bbox": [157, 746, 1074, 1117], "category": "Text", "text": "In this framework, the EU-Latin America and the Caribbean Digital Alliance has been established in 2022 and the D4D Hub will be one of the main channels to translate the digital transformation into action, bringing EU expertise and digital technology and fostering contacts, partnerships and investments in the digital economy in Latin America and the Caribbean. At the same time, the aim is to link the national digital transformation programme in Ecuador with the public policy of the European Commission's Global Digital Gateway. In this regard, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said: 'COVID-19 has shown how interconnected the world we live in is. As part of our global recovery, we want to redesign the way we connect the world to make better progress. The European model is about investing in hard and soft infrastructure, sustainable investments in digital, climate and energy, transport, health, education and research, security, and an enabling environment that ensures a level playing field. We will support smart investments in quality infrastructure, respecting the highest social and environmental standards, in line with EU democratic values and international standards. The Global Digital Gateway is a model of how Europe can build more resilient connections with the world.'"}, {"bbox": [147, 1145, 399, 1176], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 2.2 Problem Analysis"}, {"bbox": [157, 1191, 1074, 1379], "category": "Text", "text": "At the national level, the main objective of the Digital Transformation Agenda for Ecuador (2022-2025), presented in August 2022, is to establish a coordinated and multi-sectoral framework with lines of action aimed at the current digital transformation process that the country is undergoing. As stated in the document, '*to establish the Digital Transformation Agenda for Ecuador, the support and contribution of national and international actors from all sectors has been key to building the roadmap towards real change based on the application of the best technology available for the benefit of all Ecuadorians*'."}, {"bbox": [157, 1388, 1074, 1495], "category": "Text", "text": "Ecuador's Digital Transformation Agenda was built as an update of Ecuador's Digital Agenda following a co-creation process that started in June 2021 with the execution of a study to determine, with quantitative indicators, Ecuador's Digital Transformation Gap. This allowed the definition of a baseline to set out a clear vision for 2025."}, {"bbox": [157, 1507, 1074, 1563], "category": "Text", "text": "The agenda constitutes a comprehensive document to accelerate the digital transformation process in the country. The insertion of pillars such as digital identity and its role as a universal tool that allows"}, {"bbox": [147, 1588, 933, 1616], "category": "Footnote", "text": "² https://www.gobiernoelectronico.gob.ec/estrategia-nacional-de-ciberseguridad-del-ecuador"}, {"bbox": [966, 1681, 1081, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 10 of 42"}]