Volt Portugal: “We want to enter the very noble House of Democracy with a sense of State” – Portugal
The party defends the creation of a Ministry of Digitization that, in addition to facilitating the transition of the state machine, fights fake news and cybercrime.
In these legislative laws, the Volt wants to win two seats in Parliament. The “pan-European, pragmatic and progressive” party presents Tiago Matos Gomes (in the photo) as the heads of the list, in Lisbon, and João Nuno Pessanha, in Porto and says that, despite only having half of the budget foreseen for this campaign, , managed to prove “that you can also do a lot with little”, he tells SATURDAY campaign director Diogo Vasques. And what sets the Volt Portugal program apart from others? The creation of the Ministry of Digitization.
Tell us about a proposal from your party that none of the parties in the AR have.
Volt, in a constant search for the improvement of our good practices, and in view of the growing need to reduce bureaucracy in public administration, among other pressing issues, highlights a proposal that is included in the “Intelligent State” chapter of the program. Proposition to continue, but mainly and public administration at the same time as the public administration process. Thus, the proposal to create a Ministry of Digitization was born.
The basis and objective of this measure is to centralize knowledge and experience at the state level, relating both to the ability to plan the digital transition of state services in a more efficient and uniform way. This Ministry will also be responsible for improving monitoring plans and establishing to respond to the challenges and opportunities created by civil society and responsible for improving government services; guarantee the digital privacy of citizens; protect and develop critical infrastructure in the digital area; regulate the use of personal data in the digital world; promote training in the digital area, and finally, combat digital phenomena, such as fake news the cybercrime.