Accenture's fifth annual global e-government study

Mexico
2004 Rank: 19
2003 Rank: 19
2002 Rank: 23
Vision introduced: 2001
Vision title:
Sistema Nacional E-Mexico
Vision summary:
The e-Mexico program focuses on developing the
country’s IT and communications industry, fostering
an internal market for products in this industry,
promoting an adequate regulatory framework
for the use of electronic media and e-commerce,
and digitizing government services. In addition,
IT and Internet education will be available in all
schools, and the legal and regulatory structure for
e-commerce will be in place to promote greater
consumer confidence, including the use of credit
cards online.
Regular Internet users (percent of population):
9.97 percent
Mexico
In 2004, Mexico remained in 19th place in the rankings.
After its radical jump of four places in our
last report, 2003 was marked by more moderate, but
consistent, eGovernment progress. Overall maturity
improved by 7 percent, which was slightly above
average, compared to last year, when it made a significant
jump due to an increase in overall maturity
of 17 percent (largely the result of the launch of its
citizen portal in late 2002). Some evidence suggests
that Mexico has made the most of its short-term
initiatives and is now in a state of formulation—
developing longer-term initiatives with future
potential impact.
The country’s eGovernment program is part of a
larger e-Mexico National Program (www.e-mexico.
gob.mx). The e-Mexico program is a series of initiatives
with the intention of developing the country’s
information and communications technology industry,
fostering an internal market for this industry’s
products, promoting an adequate regulatory framework
for the use of electronic media and e-commerce,
and digitizing government services. The focus of
the e-Mexico National program itself has changed
dramatically over the past year, switching from a
70 percent to 80 percent focus on connectivity in
2002 to a 5 percent focus on connectivity and a
95 percent focus on content in 2003.
The government’s current priorities with regard to
eGovernment are to identify the needs of each
Mexican region and build the infrastructure that will
fully support electronic services. The first phase of
the e-Mexico program focused on providing applications
and connectivity to municipal governments.
The second phase will connect the citizenry through
public access digital community centers. In June
2003, President Vicente Fox inaugurated the first
satellite network of e-Mexico, connecting for the
first time all the municipalities with 3,200 digital
community centers. It is expected that in the coming
year, the last stage of this crucial satellite network
will be completed.
Leaders of the e-Mexico program believe that by
2025, as many as 98 percent of Mexican citizens
will have Internet access through 10,000 digital
community centers, located in such places as
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