Members of the mission led by government authorities and Itaipu visited the Smart City Infrastructure Control Center and the facilities of Kepco (Korea Electric Power Corporation) with the aim of exploring the real-world application of Smart City infrastructure for future investment opportunities in Paraguay.
The delegation included the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Javier Giménez; the Vice Minister of Energy, Mauricio Bejarano; the Paraguayan General Director, Justo Zacarías Irún; the General Director of Industrial Policy at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Aníbal Giménez; the Deputy Director of the Task Paraguay Center, José Kim; the Electric Mobility Advisor, Luis López Lafuente; the Financial Director, Rafael Lara; and the Executive Director of the Itaipu Technology Park (PTI-PY), Carlos Mercado.
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Paraguayan officials have finally begun to digitize their justice system, and the South American nation climbed 27 places in the latest biennial UN E-Government Development Index. While the ranking of 95th remains behind the pack, it reflects both the challenges of a developing nation and the importance of addressing this shortcoming.
Antonia Bogado, a 25-year-old Paraguayan lawyer, explains that the emphasis since 2013 on ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) “aims to implement computerized procedures, meaning that eventually paper documents will be replaced by their digital versions. It seeks to take advantage of all available technology to institute justice more efficiently.”
During the signing ceremony, held at Organization headquarters in Washington, DC, Secretary General Insulza highlighted that “our governments are making a great effort to modernize, develop, and use the technologies that are often used by the central governments but are not widely available yet in remote regions and cities.”
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The new body will seek to support the efforts of local governments, research centers, universities, and the private sector in making use of ICT infrastructure to create jobs and economic opportunities. It will also carry out internet service programs as well as running the government’s e-governance initiatives.
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