[45611] A Revolution in Government Service: Netanyahu Promotes Digitization and the Use of Artificial Intelligence

A Revolution in Digital Service: Netanyahu Promotes Government Modernization

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a special meeting today (Friday) with senior officials from Israel's digital, cyber, and artificial intelligence sectors, with the goal of leading a comprehensive reform in the way government ministries provide service to the citizen. According to the report in Voice of the News on 🆃🅴🅻🅴🅶🆁🅰️🅼, the move will focus on making rights accessible in the fields of reserve duty, welfare, health, and planning and construction.

The meeting, defined as a significant step in cutting bureaucracy, was attended by Head of the National Digital Agency Brig. Gen. (Res.) Nati Cohen, Head of the National Cyber Directorate Brig. Gen. (Res.) Yossi Karadi, Head of the National AI Directorate Brig. Gen. (Res.) Erez Askal, and Civil Service Commissioner Doron Cohen. According to 'The Hot News', the plan is expected to allow for "full synchronization of information between government ministries" and make it accessible to the public in a secure manner.

Netanyahu emphasized the technological importance of the move and noted that: "Israel as a technological powerhouse must be at the forefront of service accessibility". The Prime Minister further added that the transition to digitization will be carried out in a "fast, smart, and with as little regulation and bureaucracy as possible" manner, as reported in Political Updates.

The sources that covered the event, which mostly present a line supporting the current government's policy, emphasize Netanyahu's vision for turning Israel into a technological powerhouse not only in industry, but also in internal state governance.