The incorporation of Uruguay to the D7 opened a series of challenges and opportunities for the country. Given this reality, the executive director of Agesic said that "no digital country is built in a day" and that "in Uruguay we have 10 years of state digital policy always pursuing transformation with equity".
Clastornik reviewed the progress and strengths of each of the D7 members and explained that the incorporation of this country, besides being an honor, "is a great opportunity to exchange experiences with the best".
In addition, the Executive Director of Agesic stressed the importance that not only the State joins the D7 and takes advantage of the exchange with its peers, but that other sectors such as the private, academic or technical sectors can also take advantage of this opportunity.
For his part, Juan Andrés Roballo said that "the founding members of the D7 saw in Uruguay a country that has a project in this area and that is a leader in its region" and explained that "all digital policies promoted in our country are focused on social inclusion and tend to reduce the digital divide" which caught the attention of the other members of the D7.
"The integration to the D7 should be a tool for all sectors of the country to take Uruguay Digital to a new level together," concluded Roballo.
D7 members are committed to helping each other become better, more agile and efficient digital governments through sharing and learning together.
Created in 2014, this group initially known as D5 -now called D7- includes South Korea, Estonia, Israel, New Zealand and the United Kingdom and this year added two new members: Canada and our country.
The group's guiding principles point to the development of connectivity, digital citizenship, early childhood programming, open government, open standards and open source, and people-centered government.
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Source: Agesic
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