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Some 64 entities in Colombia already share information about X-Road

José Ricardo Aponte, technical leader of Digital Citizen Services at MINTIC's Digital Government Directorate, reported on the progress of the local interoperability platform after two years of existence. They are currently facing a proof of concept with Argentina to achieve cross-border data exchange.

In recent years, Colombia has been working to create a legal framework for public administration entities to agree on the citizen data to be interoperated. In particular, in relation to the protection of personal data. The aim was to be governed by the principles of integrity, availability and reliability, "the triad of information", as defined by José Ricardo Aponte, technical leader of Digital Citizen Services at the Digital Government Directorate of Colombia's MINTIC.

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