Monday, July 22, 2024

The Undersecretariat of Information and Communication Technologies was created

Decree 644/2024 modified the organizational chart of the Cabinet Chief's Office. The new dependency is assigned the function of proposing plans and programs for the application of the Universal Service Trust Fund and assisting in the oversight of the regulatory entity Enacom.

It was through Decree 644/2024 of the National Public Administration, published on Friday the 19th in the Official Gazette. In its Article 3, it modifies the organizational chart of the Cabinet Chief's Office up to the level of undersecretariats. Thus, under the Secretariat of Innovation, Science, and Technology, the Undersecretariats of Information and Communication Technologies and Administrative Management of Innovation, Science, and Technology are created. This unifies the Undersecretariats of Communication and Connectivity, headed by Héctor Huici, and Information Technologies, led by Germán Ezequiel Vigne.

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