A robust State is indispensable for development. A capable State designs public policies that reach people in a timely manner, manages resources efficiently, and maintains clear rules of the game. The integration of technologies that enhance transparency, traceability, and accountability is key to improving institutional quality. A State that integrates data, applies artificial intelligence according to ethical standards, and develops public innovation guided by the common good makes smarter decisions, reduces discretion, and engages citizens with renewed legitimacy.
Such a change can also be sustained with an active, connected, and informed society. Opening up participation spaces, democratizing access to information, and building genuine channels of dialogue between institutions and citizens are vital steps toward a vibrant democracy.
Transforming the State requires the resources generated by a stable economy and is itself a prerequisite for effective social policies and a productive development strategy fit for the 21st century.
The term “State” lies at the heart of political debates. Every political force has sought to reshape it: to make it smaller, more interventionist, more modern, more efficient, more federal. A fundamental question concerns its capacities: what it can and cannot do, what it should and should not do. The State is the instrument to implement public policies that transform reality, but also to transform itself. Building capacity means closing the gap between political promises and real outcomes — a task that takes time. Envisioning a path for such improvement requires acknowledging that the country’s development aspirations and the State’s capabilities must advance hand in hand.
A robust State is indispensable for development. A capable State designs public policies that reach people in a timely manner, manages resources efficiently, and maintains clear rules of the game.
A State that streamlines and strengthens its institutions through the strategic use of technology and intelligent data management can safeguard rights, reduce inequalities, and enhance collective well-being. This entails rethinking administrative processes, investing in human and technical capacities, opening data, and regulating with a citizen-centered approach. Transformation must work both internally—improving decision-making and management capacity—and externally—ensuring that interactions between citizens and the State solve problems effectively and on time.
The integration of technologies that enhance transparency, traceability, and accountability is key to improving institutional quality. A State that integrates data, applies artificial intelligence according to ethical standards, and develops public innovation guided by the common good makes smarter decisions, reduces discretion, and engages citizens with renewed legitimacy.
Such a change can also be sustained with an active, connected, and informed society. Opening up participation spaces, democratizing access to information, and building genuine channels of dialogue between institutions and citizens are vital steps toward a vibrant democracy.
Transforming the State requires the resources generated by a stable economy and is itself a prerequisite for effective social policies and a productive development strategy fit for the 21st century. These are the challenges before us today.
