Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Government Networks and Smart Cities 2024

Río Negro, Mendoza and Santiago del Estero experiences with their EDIs

Federico Lutz, Minister of Modernization of the province of Río Negro, said that Río Negro set up its EDI two weeks ago, built on the basis of information and pre-existing agreements. He stressed that the EDI in Río Negro is of a federated nature after the signing of an agreement with Neuquén. “We realized that the EDI should not have borders, the province could not admit borders between its citizens,” he said.

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