Mendoza presented its digital sovereignty strategy to Oracle and seeks to expand technological capacity
Mendoza presented to Paris its digital transformation strategy and showcased to Oracle representatives the progress achieved by the Province and the challenges posed by the growth of the State's technological services.
During a meeting held at the company's headquarters in the French capital, Governor Alfredo Cornejo outlined the model that Mendoza has been developing in digitalization, with emphasis on the interoperability of public systems, digital identity, cybersecurity, technological infrastructure, and the use of artificial intelligence.
One of the objectives set during the meeting was to expand the Province's computing and storage capacity, given the growth in the amount of data and digital services administered by the State.
Alfredo Cornejo, Governor of Mendoza, is part of the mission in France alongside other Argentine governors and President Milei.
Digital sovereignty without being left behind by technology
Cornejo explained that Mendoza seeks to advance toward a digital sovereignty strategy, understood as the State's capacity to maintain control over its information assets and critical systems, while remaining open to technologies and solutions available in the market.
The model combines provincial technological infrastructure, specific regulations, interoperability, and digital services designed to simplify the relationship between the State and citizens.
One of the pillars is Law 9.625 on Digital Public Administration System, which establishes the framework for Mendoza's digital transformation and creates the Digital Interoperability Ecosystem (EDI Mza).
The system enables different government agencies to exchange information securely, reliably, and with full traceability. The goal is to prevent citizens from repeatedly submitting information already held by the State and, at the same time, reduce administrative tasks and data duplication.
This framework also includes tools such as digital identity, Digital Citizen Document, and Mendoza por Mí.
Regarding the latter platform, Cornejo noted that it already has 600,000 registered users and that the Province aims to progressively expand its reach among Mendoza's more than two million residents.
The challenge of connecting data
Interoperability was one of the central points of the exchange with Oracle.
Mendoza has been working to enable different systems and databases to communicate with each other and allow more efficient use of public information. This approach also opens possibilities for generating new analysis tools and improving decision-making.
During the meeting, progress was highlighted particularly in the integration of information in areas such as health and education, where the ability to cross-reference data can improve the information available for management and facilitate the planning of public policies.
The objective is not merely to digitalize procedures, but to build an information infrastructure capable of supporting increasingly complex public services.
Cybersecurity: protecting critical infrastructure
The growth of digital services also poses a challenge: how to protect the systems and information managed by the State.
On this point, Cornejo highlighted the enactment of Law 9.726, which establishes the Provincial Cybersecurity Policy and sets an institutional framework for governance, risk management, protection of digital assets, and resilience of public services.
Based on this framework, Mendoza is working on the establishment and equipping of a Cybersecurity Operations Center, designed to monitor public infrastructure, detect threats, and respond to potential incidents.
During the meeting, Oracle representatives expressed their willingness to support this process and raised the possibility of deepening work with their local teams to review and upgrade technologies designed to protect provincial databases.
Greater capacity to process and store information
Another central topic was the infrastructure needed to sustain the growth of digitalization.
Mendoza currently combines its own data centers with commercial cloud computing alternatives physically located in the country. Facing increased demand, the Province seeks to increase its processing and storage capacity, while also improving redundancy and availability of systems deemed critical.
In this context, the exchange with Oracle allowed analysis of alternatives related to infrastructure, investment, and technological cooperation.
The discussion also covered the possibilities of multicloud strategies, which allow the use of services from different cloud providers, and so-called sovereign regions, aimed at keeping certain data and technological capabilities under specific jurisdictions and conditions.
Oracle explained that its solutions enable the integration of different existing technologies and systems, a relevant aspect for a public administration that must expand its capacity without immediately replacing its entire technological infrastructure.
Artificial intelligence enters the State's agenda
Artificial intelligence was another key axis of the meeting.
Cornejo explained that Mendoza has already begun incorporating AI tools to solve concrete problems in public management and optimize internal processes. At the same time, the Province is analyzing protocols to establish conditions for safe, ethical, and transparent use of these technologies within the Administration.
One of the next challenges is to determine the technical and financial feasibility of having its own infrastructure to train and execute artificial intelligence models, both in provincial technological systems and through secure cloud services.
This issue is especially relevant when working with sensitive information: having greater processing capacity allows for expanded use of these tools, but also requires reinforcing mechanisms for security, protection, and data control.
Oracle, for its part, explained that its business is not focused on developing artificial intelligence models, but rather on providing the computing, storage, and cloud infrastructure necessary to execute them.
In this context, the company expressed interest in learning about the projects Mendoza is developing in terms of data centers and technological capacity.
Technology applied to production
The conversation also linked digital transformation with Mendoza's main productive activities.
The Province outlined the opportunities offered by data and artificial intelligence for sectors such as mining, oil and gas, agroindustry, and wine production.
In mining, the focus was on the possibility of integrating and analyzing information to improve understanding of projects and support decision-making.
In the agricultural sector, applications were analyzed that combine climate and production information to anticipate scenarios and improve crop planning.
The same logic can be applied to other activities: generate, integrate, and process data to convert it into useful information for producing, investing, and making decisions.
From digitalization to a technological investment agenda
The meeting with Oracle is part of a broader Mendoza strategy to link State modernization with the development of technological capabilities and the attraction of investments.
The challenge for the Province no longer lies solely in digitalizing procedures. It involves building infrastructure capable of supporting more data, more digital services, greater security, and new artificial intelligence applications.
In this scenario, the agenda Mendoza brought to Paris combines two dimensions: on one hand, strengthening the State's own capacity; on the other, connecting with global technology companies to evaluate investments, infrastructure, and solutions that allow expanding those capabilities.
The goal is for digital transformation not to remain limited to the internal functioning of the Administration, but also to become a tool for improving public services and supporting the development of strategic sectors of the provincial economy.