The Ministry for the Digital Transformation and of the Civil Service is a ministerial department of the

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. It is responsible for proposing, coordinating and executing the government policy on

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, the

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and the development and promotion of

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. It is also responsible for proposing and executing the government policy on

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and public governance. The department was created as part of the

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as a split from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation. Later, the department received the civil service responsibilities from the

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. It is headed by Óscar López Águeda.

Structure

The Ministry is structured as follows: * The Secretariat of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence ** The Directorate-General for the Regulation of Digitalization and Audiovisual Communication Services. ** The Directorate-General for Artificial Intelligence ** The Directorate-General for Data ** The Deputy Directorate-General for Public Aids * The Secretariat of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructures ** The General Secretariat for Telecommunications, Digital Infrastructures and Digital Security ** The Deputy Directorate-General for Programs Coordination and Execution * The

Secretariat of State for the Civil Service The Secretariat of State for the Civil Service (''Secretaría de Estado de Función Pública,'' SEFP) is a component of the Spanish Department for Digital Transformation and Civil Service responsible for the government policy on General State A ...

. ** The Directorate-General for the Civil Service ** The Directorate-General for Public Governance ** The Office of Conflicts of Interest * The Undersecretariat of Digital Transformation and of the Civil Service ** The Technical General Secretariat ** The Deputy Directorate-General for Economic Management and Budget Office ** The Deputy Directorate-General for Human Resources and Services Inspection ** The Deputy Directorate-General for Services and Coordination ** The Deputy Directorate-General for Coordination and Monitoring of European Funds

Agencies

* The public company Red.es. * The National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE). * The Spanish Agency for the Supervision of Artificial Intelligence (AESIA). * The General Mutual Benefit Society of State Civil Servants (MUFACE). * The National Institute of Public Administration (INAP). * The State Agency for Digital Administration (AEAD).

List of officeholders

Office name: *Ministry of Digital Transformation (2023) *Ministry for the Digital Transformation and of the Civil Service (2023–present)

References

Ministries established in 2023 2023 establishments in Spain

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