Digital Government Outlook 2026: Argentina
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This country note presents an overview of the digital government landscape in Argentina drawing on the results of the 2025 OECD Digital Government Index (DGI) and the 2025 OECD OURdata Index. The note outlines key policy developments in the country observed during the assessment period. It aims to inform policy dialogue and support Argentina in advancing a whole-of-government approach to digital transformation in the public sector.
In the 2025 edition of the OECD Digital Government Index, Argentina attained a score of 0.49, below the OECD average of 0.70. This represents a 0.07 increase since 2023 (Figure 1).
Argentina recorded its strongest performance in Digital by Design (0.62), Open by Default (0.60) and Government as a Platform (0.55), though most remain below OECD averages of 0.75, 0.59 and 0.71, respectively. Open by Default (0.60) exceeds the OECD average, reflecting progress in promoting openness and transparency.
Argentina scored below the OECD average across most dimensions, with User-Driven (0.32 vs 0.71) and Proactiveness (0.42 vs 0.67) as its lowest-scoring areas. This suggests that Argentina has significant room for improvement in placing user needs at the centre of service design and in anticipating user needs through proactive service delivery.
In the 2025 edition of the OECD OURdata Index, Argentina attained a score of 0.31, below the OECD average of 0.53 (Figure 2). Argentina did not participate in the 2023 edition.
Argentina scored below the OECD average across all three pillars: 0.33 in Data availability, 0.42 in Data accessibility and 0.19 in Government support for data re-use, compared with OECD averages of 0.53, 0.67 and 0.40, respectively. These results suggest that Argentina faces challenges across all dimensions of open government data provision.
The lowest score was recorded in Government support for data re-use (0.19). This means that Argentina has significant room for improvement in developing mechanisms to actively promote the re-use of government data and generate public value from open data initiatives.
Argentina has established a digital government governance structure led by the Secretariat of Innovation, Science, and Technology under the Argentina Digital Agenda.
A comprehensive data interoperability platform has been developed in Argentina. InteroperAR enables secure information exchange across the National Public Administration through a decentralised network of Interoperable Services Modules. Each agency becomes a node, sharing data through validated electronic authentication and digital certificates, while preserving authentic data sources and avoiding duplication.
The Public Information Access Agency published a Guide on Transparency and Personal Data Protection for Responsible AI, providing guidance for both public and private sectors on the ethical management of AI systems.
While Argentina performs well in areas such as financing and agile project management, broader components of its digital investment framework could be strengthened. In particular, a standardised approval system, ex-post cost-benefit analysis, impact evaluation methodology, risk assessments, and procurement guidelines are not yet in place. Developing these capabilities could enhance oversight and accountability.
Argentina's digital talent framework also presents opportunities for development. A formal needs assessment for digital skills, initiatives to attract digital talent, and training programmes covering core digital government skills remain limited. Strengthening these areas could support more structured workforce development across the public service.
The OECD Digital Government Outlook (DGO) provides a comprehensive assessment of digital government policies across OECD Members and accession candidate countries. It draws on the results of the 2025 OECD Digital Government Index (DGI) and the 2025 OECD Open, Useful and Re-usable Data (OURdata) Index to evaluate progress and identify persistent gaps in digital transformation across the public sector.
The DGI assesses the enabling foundations for digital transformation across six dimensions: Digital by Design, Data-driven Public Sector, Government as a Platform, Open by Default, User-Driven and Proactiveness. Rather than measuring the digitalisation of specific services, the DGI focuses on the strategies, policy levers, implementation practices and monitoring mechanisms that enable coherent, whole-of-government digital transformation.
The OURdata Index benchmarks the robustness of open government data policies across three pillars: data availability, data accessibility and government support for data re-use. It supports policymakers in monitoring the design and implementation of national open government data policies. Argentina did not participate in the 2023 edition of the OURdata Index.
Both indices were developed with OECD Member countries through the OECD Working Party of Senior Digital Government Officials (E-Leaders) and approved by the OECD Public Governance Committee.
Figure 1: The 2025 DGI OECD average does not include Germany and the United States. 2025 data cover the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024. The 2023 OECD average does not include Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Switzerland and the United States. 2023 data cover the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 October 2022. The composite score is the unweighted average of the six-dimension scores.
Figure 2: The 2025 OURdata Index OECD average does not include Denmark, Hungary and the United States. Data cover the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024. The composite score is the unweighted average of the three-pillar scores.
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The full book is available in English: OECD (2026), Digital Government Outlook 2026: From Foundations to Transformational Impact, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/0496b2bc-en.
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