[{"bbox": [158, 153, 1072, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "citizens to authenticate themselves when carrying out procedures in the public and private sector, is\nan inherent demonstration of the potential for innovation in e-government in Ecuador."}, {"bbox": [158, 219, 1072, 323], "category": "Text", "text": "As indicated in the same strategic document, Ecuador's Digital Transformation Agenda aspires to become a fundamental strategic tool for the formulation of public policy, complementing and strengthening the legal and regulatory framework for the promotion and development of Digital Transformation in Ecuador, for the benefit of citizens."}, {"bbox": [158, 337, 1072, 443], "category": "Text", "text": "For its successful and effective realisation, it emphasises the high expectation of collaboration, coordination and willingness of the State's governing bodies, at the highest possible levels, in the implementation of the Digital Transformation Agenda, and in the development of Institutional Digital Transformation Plans to deliver optimal and efficient services, based on ICTs, to all citizens."}, {"bbox": [158, 455, 1072, 563], "category": "Text", "text": "As a matter of fact, the general objective of the agenda foresees: *'To establish a coordinated multi-sectoral work framework that establishes lines of action in relation to the country's digital transformation process, defining its governance and institutional framework, and considering the transversality of ICTs'*."}, {"bbox": [158, 574, 1072, 760], "category": "Text", "text": "In the Digital Transformation Agenda, the sectoral implementation activities refer in particular to the activity of optimising the management of the National Police through the implementation of cutting-edge technological solutions that allow for the incorporation of preventive measures with the aim of reducing crime rates and strengthening citizen security. In this context, a priority action is to develop platforms for interoperability and consultation between the different key actors, such as the National Police, the Public Prosecutor's Office, the Judiciary Council, the Civil Registry, and the Ministry of the Interior through the National Directorate of Public Records (DINARP)."}, {"bbox": [158, 772, 1072, 1118], "category": "Text", "text": "At the same time, in order to address the multiple risks and the growth of crimes and offences, including in the digital sphere, the importance of strengthening the Digital Security system as a whole has been emphasised, with the creation of a **National Centre for Cybercrime**, as well as the need to strengthen the capacities of public officials in cybersecurity, data protection and cyber diplomacy, in order to facilitate international cooperation on issues such as drug trafficking, terrorism and money laundering, which are key elements in the fight against corruption and organised crime, promoting cooperation between the different bodies involved at national and regional/international level. In this sense, the planned creation in Ecuador, with the support of the European Union, of a **European Union Cyber Training Centre in Latin America** on the model of the Regional Cybersecurity Education and Training Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC4) inaugurated in the Dominican Republic in May 2022, aims to strengthen the National Cybersecurity Policy, increase capacities to respond to cybersecurity incidents, as well as develop international cybersecurity networks and international cooperation."}, {"bbox": [158, 1129, 1072, 1394], "category": "Text", "text": "The importance of this Centre, established in the framework of the Memorandum between Ecuador and the European Union in the context of the **Cyber Resilience for Development (Cyber4Dev) project**, not only aims to improve its e-Government processes, in terms of the legal framework, the improvement of response systems to attacks and coordination with the institutions involved in the country's security, but it could also make Ecuador a leader in the region by positioning the country in the highest standards of cybersecurity, both at governmental level and for companies and citizens, also taking advantage of the central role that Ecuador maintains with organisations such as the Committee of Telecommunications Authorities of the Andean Community, and the work it carries out with the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission of the Organisation of American States (OAS)."}, {"bbox": [158, 1406, 1072, 1593], "category": "Text", "text": "On the other hand, the analysis carried out in 2022, and the extensive consultation conducted in the two phases of the support mission carried out by an external Expert as part of DG INTPA Technical Assistance, have confirmed the importance of strengthening the technological services in the field of the administration of justice in the country, and in particular to improve the functioning and assurance of all technological services and information systems provided by the **Judiciary Council** (Consejo de la Judicatura) to citizens and officials of different state institutions. In particular, it is considered necessary to **modernise the Ecuadorian Automatic Judicial Processing System (SATJE)**,"}, {"bbox": [966, 1682, 1081, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 11 of 42"}]