The government has invested $3 billion in the purchase of technological equipment

With a view to strengthening its strategy in the digital sector and particularly on the cyber security front, The national government announced an investment of more than $3 billion to acquire technological equipment by 2022.

According to data collected by Colombia Compra Efficiente, During the same period, the government allocated more than $430,000 million to purchase and lease computers and equipment.as well as more than $275 billion in affiliate tools and approximately $2 trillion in direct listing software acquisitions.

“Through platforms such as Compra Eficiente’s Virtual Store of the Colombian State of Colombia, public procurement systems have been able to obtain high-quality information systems, software, hardware and technical services that have allowed government agencies to modernize their internal operations and provide more efficiency. General services” said the company.

Alberto Yohai, President of CCIT: “Public procurement and framework agreements improve transparency and efficiency in the acquisition of technology by regional and municipal state institutions, placing ICT at the center of national economic development. The collaboration between the private sector and Colombia Compra Eficiente will allow us to expand the use of technology in public enterprises and improve Colombia’s competitiveness.”

According to the ICT Analysis and Innovation Tank (TikTok) and its Security Business Strengthening (Security) Program’s Annual Cyber ​​Security Study, “AI for Security and Prevention of Threats” revealed, In 2022, reports of cybercrimes in Colombia increased by 26%, with a new report filed every 8 minutes in our country.Computer theft is the crime with the highest number of records.

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