Del Gobierno Electrónico Al Big Data: La Digitalización De La Gestión Pública En Colombia Frente Al Control Territorial (From Electronic Government to Big Data: Digitalizing Public Management in Colombia in the Face of Territorial Control)

Abstract

Despite its internal problems, Colombia is one of the most forward-moving Latin American countries on the matter of electronic government. The reforms generated by the implementation of policies aligned with the Millenieum Development Goals – mdgs - and Sustainable Development Goals – sdgs - (mdg-sdg), as well as the peace process, have led to an improvement in the Colombian territorial capacity to intervene. In fact, digitalization has allowed for traditionally disconnected or far removed citizens to be reached by their designated territorial administrations. However, reservations arise about the consistency and coherence of this strategy. There exists a question about how the digitalization of the Colombian public sector affects and is affected by the State´s need to strengthen its physical presence in the territory. Taking into account this context, this exploratory analysis seeks to understand what advances and problems underlie in the reconstruction of the relationship between the State and its citizens, in particular through the analysis of digitization coordinated by the administration based in Bogota.