President Claudia Sheinbaum and the director of the newly formed Digital Transformation Agency, José Merino, presented the new National Law on Simplification and Digitalization on Thursday at a morning conference. This law, which the president referred to as the "national law to eliminate bureaucratic procedures and corruption," aims to reduce corruption by simplifying processes.
"The process for this new law to become a reality, as Merino explained, involves reforming articles 25 and 73 of the Mexican Constitution, allowing for the presentation of an initiative that encompasses the law, therefore today the proposal for constitutional change will be presented to Congress."
The official detailed that at the federal level there are more than seven thousand procedures, and on average a person completes approximately 486 in their lifetime, so the aim is to facilitate their completion. Key points highlighted by the Digital Transformation Agency include the standardization of procedures and requirements, the elimination of obstacles for both individuals and businesses, maintaining good regulatory practices, facilitating access to procedures, not requesting documents that the Government already generates, merging procedures, and creating simultaneous workflows, among other points.
On the other hand, simplification will consist of establishing a single authority, a unique catalog of procedures, services, and requirements, a single citizen portal, a National Citizen Attention System, technological capabilities of the Government, analysis of regulatory impacts, digital files, promotion of the use of the so-called LlaveMX, among other measures.
Bringing all these aspects together, the so-called National Center for Public Technology (CNTP) will be created, which aims to promote the development of technological capabilities within the three levels of Government.
