The Role of Digital Transformation in Modernizing Local Administration in Algeria

Abstract

For several decades, the world has been experiencing a massive technological revolution driven by developments in information and communication technologies. Human beings have increasingly come to rely on technology in all aspects of their daily lives, due to the numerous advantages and benefits it offers, which have enhanced its importance within society. In this context, most countries around the world have moved toward integrating and incorporating modern technology into their various economic, social, political, administrative, and organizational interventions. Administration, in particular, represents the apparatus through which the state implements its policies across all sectors, serving as a functional extension of the state itself. The Algerian government has not remained outside this technological momentum and its applications across different ministerial sectors, including the Ministry of Interior, Local Authorities, and Transport.

Digital transformation in local administration constitutes a fundamental factor in enabling local communities to transition toward an operational model based on digital technologies for modernizing their functions, delivering services, and improving their quality. It represents a shift from a traditional bureaucratic environment to a modern environment centered on digitization. Achieving this objective is primarily linked to the availability of adequate digital capabilities. However, the path toward digital transformation within local communities faces several challenges—human, administrative, financial, technological, and others—especially in light of the necessity to adapt to global developments and openness within a strategic framework of cooperation with various partners and stakeholders interacting with different levels of the administrative sector.