President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced Thursday that Mexico has digitized 60% [1] of government administrative procedures to combat corruption.

This shift represents a strategic effort to modernize the state's bureaucracy. By removing human intermediaries from routine transactions, the administration aims to eliminate the systemic opportunities for bribery and extortion that often plague public offices.

Speaking during the "La Mañanera del Pueblo" press conference at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City, Sheinbaum said the initiative is designed to facilitate the lives of citizens. The digitalization effort targets the simplification of complex administrative processes that have historically slowed government efficiency.

"La tecnología es para facilitar la vida y evitar la corrupción," Sheinbaum said [2].

Sheinbaum said the primary goal of the transition is to make government services more accessible. By moving 60% [1] of these tasks online, the government expects to create a more transparent environment where the rules for obtaining permits and documents are standardized, and visible to the public.

This digital transformation is part of a broader push to integrate technology into the core functions of the Mexican state. The administration believes that reducing physical contact between officials and citizens for basic paperwork will naturally lower the incidence of corruption within the civil service.

Sheinbaum said the focus remains on ensuring that the simplification of these procedures translates into tangible time savings for the average person. The government intends to continue expanding these digital tools to cover more areas of the public sector in the coming months.

“Mexico has digitized 60% of government administrative procedures to combat corruption.”

The move toward a 'digital-first' government in Mexico is an attempt to solve a long-standing structural issue: the 'tramitología' or excessive bureaucracy that often necessitates illicit payments to expedite services. By automating 60% of these processes, the government is not just updating its software, but attempting to dismantle the informal power structures within the bureaucracy that rely on manual approvals to extract bribes.