UNDP lauds Guatemala’s digital transformation efforts, offers recommendations

Guatemala is on the journey to digitization, but its national digital ID still faces administrative and cultural hurdles, according to a new post on the blog of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

The piece explores Guatemala’s engagement with the UNDP’s Digital Readiness Assessment (DRA), which aims to accelerate inclusive digital transformation by convening with diverse stakeholders from government, the business world, civil society groups and academics. It says that in Guatemala, “UNDP led the process in close collaboration …

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