Some of the procedures that will be available are: the acquisition of Paz and Salvo at the Social Security Fund, request for criminal records, quering IDAAN balances, the Digital Passport System, the program ‘100 a los 70’, and consultation and payment of traffic tickets.
A press release from the National Authority for Government Innovation states:
The elimination of long lines, the availability of electronic transactions and the development of interoperability of the state’s databases, are some of the specific aspects that will be implemented during the first stage of the Paperless Panama project (PSP in Spanish). This program is one of the initiatives directed towards the "Debureaucratization" of the Martinelli Administration and which has been assigned to the National Authority for Government Innovation (AIG).
According to a report by Eduardo E. Jaén, General Manager of AIG, it is expected that in the coming weeks, citizens will be able to perform over 100 electronic transactions, fulfilling the Government's digital agenda that seeks to transform Panama into a modern, efficient, competitive and transparent city which will improve the quality of life of all Panamanians.
Source: Autoridad Nacional para la Innovación Gubernamental
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July 2011
The "Paperless Panama" project, worth $25 million, will be put out to tender on Thursday August 4.
Eduardo Jaen, manager of the Government Innovation Authority, said that they will be contracting out the first stage of the project, worth $12.5 million, adding that the award will go to the bidder with the lowest price.
April 2009
About 8 Thousand NGOs that manage state funds must provide data on their financial statements.
Next Tuesday, the Law on Free Access to Public Information will come into force and it will force these non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to give information to the citizenry if it is requested.
June 2008
Las week the session of Congress introduced a bill called the Access to Public Information Law.
In the midst of the turbulance caused by the transparency scandals in the Legislature, the law could not have arrived at a better time. Now that the deputies are "washing their faces" before the citizens they are starting to approve this initiative.
September 2008
Following the adoption in Guatemala of the Law on Public Information Access, El Salvador and Costa Rica are the only ones in the isthmus that lack a similar law.
The Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development (FUSADES) presented yesterday its draft law on transparency and access to public information.
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