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AI Strategy for the Digital Government

Strategy Institutional policyLatin America and the Caribbean · UYadopted

This document outlines Uruguay's strategy for incorporating artificial intelligence into its digital government and public administration. It establishes general principles and four main pillars—AI governance, capacity development, responsible use, and digital citizenship—to promote ethical, transparent, and human-centric AI applications in the public sector.

Summary and content fields are drawn from the document text and are pending editorial review.

Who issued it

Agencia de Gobierno Electrónico y Sociedad de la Información y del ConocimientoGovernment (executive) · UY

Lead issuer

Legal forceSoft law

Under whose authorityInstitutional policy

Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

Public sector bodiesGeneral publicNational governmentResearchers and academics

This strategy is for public officials, policy-makers, and public sector bodies seeking to implement AI responsibly within government services.

Sectors

Public administration · Digital GovernmentCross-sector

What the document contains

What's covered

The strategy covers the integration of artificial intelligence into public administration and digital government services. It addresses governance frameworks, capacity building for public servants, technical guidelines for responsible implementation, and measures to foster digital citizenship and transparency.

What's missing

The document does not provide binding legislative enactments, specific civil penalties for non-compliance, or detailed technical specifications for proprietary software integration.

Key takeaways

Uruguay's AI strategy aims to promote and strengthen the responsible use of artificial intelligence within the Public Administration.
The strategy is built upon four core dimensions: ethical, regulatory, technical, and social.
General principles include purpose, general interest, respect for human rights, transparency, responsibility, ethics, added value, privacy by design, and security.
The four strategic pillars focus on AI governance, capacity development, responsible use through technical guides, and digital citizenship.
A multidisciplinary working group developed this first version to foster better public services, data management, and decision-making processes.

Principles it states

AI must enhance the capabilities of human beings, complementing them as much as possible, aiming to improve the quality of people’s life.AI-based solutions promoted by the State should tend to protect the general interest, guaranteeing inclusion and equity.Any technological solution that uses AI must respect Human Rights, individual freedoms and diversity.AI solutions used in the public sphere must be transparent and comply with the regulations in force.Technological solutions based on AI must have a clearly identifiable person responsible for the actions derived from the solution actions.When the application and / or development of AI-based solutions present ethical dilemmas, they must be addressed and resolved by human beings.AI-based solutions should only be used when adding value to a process.AI solutions should contemplate people’s privacy from their design stage.AI developments must comply, from their design, with the basic principles of information security.

Outline

· INTRODUCTION
· BACKGROUND
· AI STRATEGY FOR THE DIGITAL GOVERNMENT
· GENERAL PRINCIPLES
· PILLARS, OBJECTIVES AND LINES OF ACTION
  - AI Governance in Public Administration
  - Capacity Development
  - Responsible use
  - AI and digital citizenship

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Length3,970 words · 16 pages

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Scopenational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

4/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

Technological solutions based on AI must have a clearly identifiable person responsible for the actions derived from the solution actions.

9 General principles

screening score · 2026-10-23

Fairness

3/5

Non-discrimination and equitable treatment

For this, work must be carried out specifically to reduce the possibility of unwanted biases in the data and models used that may negatively impact people or favor discriminatory practices.

9 General principles

screening score · 2026-10-23

Human Dignity

3/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

The social dimension in Public Administration implies generating people oriented solutions that seek the general interest and consider the agency capacity of human beings.

7 AI Strategy for the Digital Government

screening score · 2026-10-23

Human Oversight

3/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

When the application and / or development of AI -based solutions present ethical dilemmas, they must be addressed and resolved by human beings.

9 General principles

screening score · 2026-10-23

Privacy

4/5

Protection of personal data and private life

AI solutions should contemplate people´s privacy from their design stage. Personal Data Protection principles in force in Uruguay are considered components of this document.

9 General principles

screening score · 2026-10-23

Transparency

4/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

Establish standards and procedures for the dissemination of the processes used for the development, training and commissioning of algorithms and AI systems, as well as the results obtained.

14 Responsible use

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Enforcement

1/5

Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force

to define guidelines, ensure capacity building and favor a research culture in AI.

10 AI Governance in Public Administration

screening score · 2026-10-23

Topics

artificial_intelligence digital_government public_administration ai_governance responsible_ai data_protection