Blockchain technology has gained an important ally in the new government of President Lula, where the economist Francisco Gaetani took over the extraordinary secretariat of The transformation of the case of the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services.
Gaetani is an advocate for the use of blockchain technology in public service, Following the publication of an article analyzing the use of technology by BNDES. The new secretary is among the 100 most influential academics in the world in the field of public policy, in the list published by the British Apolitical Foundation.
Also an economist He advocates for digital transformation in the public sector and highlights that there is no way to escape from digitization and that the state needs it, As soon as possible, fulfill these digital desires and update their services. One of the tasks of the new secretariat is to coordinate projects related to administrative reform.
According to a survey by Cointelegraph, some of the digital transformation agendas of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s government should be preserved by the new administration, and this includes new national identity projects, Government public cloud application and system for sharing data between federal agencies.
In the case of a system for sharing data between federal agencies, blockchain technology should play an essential role, since the intention of the new government is to preserve A project to create a DLT-based big data for the government.
The proposal to follow Creating a blockchain network for the federal government gained shape and scope in the previous administration.
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The federal government has been considering, since 2021, using the blockchain system as a link For public and private databases, the establishment of a massive information exchange system.
As part of the new strategy, the government expects to use blockchain to enable interoperability of various databases, Establish data analysis capabilities in the context of the federal government and using the Internet of Things to predict service needs as well as the needs of citizens themselves.
The joint solution with Cointelegraph proposes to be the Central Data Management Committee Supervising the exchange of public data with the private sectorwith the aim of spurring data-driven innovation.
to enable The SGD initiative is also evaluating the potential of blockchain technology In establishing a digital identity system, however, the use of these technologies is inconsistent with current national legislation.
“New technologies such as blockchain, advanced biometric recognition, and quantum cryptography promise many applications in this field, but they cannot be combined due to old laws that have not kept pace with the development of new technologies. A new bill (PL 7316/2019) is set to establish the National Digital Signature System and Identification (SINAID), which will correct the temporary measure and take into account new digital identification technologies and the civil rights framework for the Internet and GDPR The inclusion of secure technologies, such as encryption, and identification of the use of digital certificates and signatures, both in the provision of public services and used from Before private”, SGD highlights.
In line with the adoption of a blockchain-based platform, President Jair Bolsonaro in April 2020 published Decree No. 10.332, which actually created an official blockchain network for the Federal Government.
The Blockchain Network of the Federal Government is an integral part of the strategies of the “Digital Government” program that intends to implement the use of new technologies to modernize procedures in public administration in Brazil.
The publication highlighted “At least nine datasets will be made available through blockchain solutions in the federal public administration, by 2022. Implementation of resources to create an interoperable federal government blockchain network, using reliable identification and secure algorithms.”
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