26 March 2021 | For: Granma newspaper
Electronic government is included in the National Plan for Economic and Social Development until 2030, as one of the projects of the "Effective and efficient government" program The implementation of electronic government in Cuba will impact Cuba's path with respect to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, specifically, in relation to health and well-being; to a quality education; gender equality; work and economic growth; industry, innovation and infrastructure; as well as responsible production and consumption. This is how Magda Brito D´Toste, director of Informatization of the Ministry of Communications (Mincom), told Granma, who added that electronic government is also included in the National Plan for Economic and Social Development until 2030, as one of the projects of the "Effective and Efficient Government" program, based on the express will of the State and the Government to advance in its implementation, in recognition of what it contributes to the development and modernity of the country. The directive added that in the country priority has been given to the government-citizen edge because of the impact it will represent on the quality of life of the population and that it perceives their interaction in a different way. "This is the biggest challenge in the hard work that we still have ahead of us, every time we use these technologies to inform the population in a timely, assertive and proactive manner, that government management is ever closer to the citizens", highlighted the director of computerization of the Mincom.
In a working meeting with the actors of the software and computer applications industry, Jorge Luis Perdomo Di-Lella, Minister of Communications, highlighted the importance of the consolidation of the web portal development platform, which allows the implementation of the portals of government and achieves the publication of 168 municipal portals, accepting services and procedures to citizens directly or integrating with the Wellbeing platform; as well as the commercialization, by three companies, of the digital signature; the extension of public registries (Central Registry of Natural Persons) and the Single Citizen File tool. Regarding electronic commerce, the owner reported that there are payment channels and solutions that implement boulevards and virtual stores, where five solutions already in operation stand out (Superfacil, EnZona, Transfermóvil - MiTranfer, Viajando and TuEnvio) allowing the implementation in more than 3 300 units of sales of merchandise, gastronomic services and accommodation. The APKLIS application store began its sales with more than 5,400 published applications, a project that has established a different way of recognizing the contribution of application developers for mobile devices, an issue that will have to be generalized for other types of products and markets. of the intangible. They also highlighted the solutions developed, in the face of the scenario imposed by COVID-19, such as the Cubaeduca portal, favoring access to the support material of all the teachings, the applications that contribute to the internal order such as Portero and others, which are used for the investigations, control and information required in the combat and management of the pandemic, as well as the deployment of services that allowed the implementation of tele and videoconferences, taking advantage of available internet resources. On the subject of science and quality management in the sector, progress is being made in the adoption of standards to raise the quality of development processes in computer applications and services companies, although not at the desired pace.