Keywords
excellence
commandments
technology
humanism
citizens
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Abstract
How to achieve a Digital Government of excellence in the satisfaction of citizen’s needs? This article proposes "ten commandments" for this difficult humanist mission. They are the orders and limits for a Digital Government in favor of the citizens, based on studies of comparative law and the best international experiences on the subject.
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