During his appearance on Wednesday in the Andalusian Parliament, the Minister of the Presidency, Interior, Social Dialogue, and Administrative Simplification, Antonio Sanz, highlighted that the Junta has allocated 829 million euros to digital transformation through the Andalusian Digital Agency (ADA) in just three years, emphasizing that «more than 80 percent of the 1,000 million euros we committed to investing before 2027 have already been put into action«.
Antonio Sanz emphasized that «Andalusia is fulfilling its commitment to digital transformation, laying the groundwork for a more connected, efficient, and secure future for all its citizens«.
The investment has materialized in strategies such as the Andalusian Cybersecurity Strategy 2022-2025, the Digital Training Plan for Andalusia 2022-2025, the Andalusian Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2030, the Audiovisual Creation and Digital Content Strategy, the Digital Entrepreneurship and SME Digital Transformation Strategy, and the Andalusian Cloud Strategy 2030. Soon to be added are the Andalusian Digital Administration Strategy, the Digital Infrastructure Boost Plan in Andalusia, and the Andalusian Microelectronics Strategy.
Digital transformation in Andalusia is built on a strong social and economic foundation. The Digital Training Plan for Andalusia 2022-2025, with a budget of 210 million euros, has trained 391,000 people through 8,875 actions, promoting a more connected and competent society. The investment of 42.5 million euros in the Vuela Points Network has enabled the transformation of 389 centers, with the expectation that all of the more than 750 centers will be modernized by the end of this year.
In the economic realm, the approval of the Digital Entrepreneurship and SME Digital Transformation Strategy 2030 aims to boost regional growth and revitalize the production model. The Junta de Andalucía, in collaboration with the Industrial Organization School (EOI), has launched eleven technological nodes with an investment of 30 million euros. These strategic spaces, located in various Andalusian provinces (Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jerez, Jaén, Linares, Vélez-Málaga, Utrera, and Puente Genil, in addition to a virtual node), offer specialized training tailored to the needs of the business sector.
Likewise, the program of grants for SME digital transformation has benefited 371 Andalusian companies with an execution of 2,380,127 euros. The Andalucía Open Future accelerator, a collaboration between the Junta de Andalucía and Telefónica, has boosted nearly 250 startups from its headquarters in Seville, Almería, Córdoba, and Málaga. The Andalusian Strategy for Audiovisual Creation and Digital Content continues to work on consolidating the Andalusian audiovisual sector as a national and international reference, supporting its adaptation to the new digital context.
The Minister of the Presidency emphasized that «the digitization of sector-specific public services is a fundamental pillar in the strategy of the Junta de Andalucía«. Since the creation of the ADA, more than 180 new projects have been promoted on information systems of the Councils and agencies, of which more than 50 are based on disruptive technologies, closing 2024 with 36 new technological projects and 89 new ones in 2025.
Highlighted examples include the Integral Platform for Emergency Management 112 Andalucía (PIGEA), with an investment of 16.5 million euros, the new Andalucía Labor Intermediation System (SILA), with 6.5 million euros, and the Agricultural Digital Administration Platform, with an investment of 8 million euros.
Regarding the Advanced Digital Administration, robotization has streamlined the processing of more than 2.8 million files in 83 projects of eleven Councils since 2022, digitally processing four million documents and reclaiming over 750,000 hours of work for tasks of higher added value.
The new Citizen Folder, introduced in June 2024, has significantly improved the user experience, almost doubling the number of accesses from mobile devices, increasing from 548,593 in 2023 to nearly a million in 2024. Over 1.9 million Andalusians have used this tool, which has increased the number of procedures, consultable data sources, cards, and downloadable certificates.
The use of Bandeja for electronic communications has experienced a 223 percent growth since late 2021, rising from 1.3 million to 4.32 million managed communications. Additionally, data interoperability through the Suppression of Paper Support Certificates (SCSP) system has prevented the submission of over 22 million documents in 2024, a 51 percent increase from 2021.
Antonio Sanz also highlighted two new tools «that are helping us improve the work of Junta personnel and the service provided to citizens by reducing time, such as the new Corporate File Processor of the Junta de Andalucía (TEJA) and PLANTA, a collaborative tool based on open-source software for project and task management that will help us improve work organization, planning, monitoring, and task management.» Furthermore, he emphasized the development of 65 use cases in artificial intelligence in all Councils, with an investment of 36 million euros.
Regarding cybersecurity, the minister stressed that «the Junta de Andalucía has made an unprecedented investment, allocating over 40 million euros of the projected 74 million until 2026«. The future Andalusian Cybersecurity Agency, headquartered in Málaga, will consolidate regional leadership in this field, joining the Security Operations Center (SOC), located at the Andalusian Cybersecurity Center also in Málaga. A Center that thwarted 11,200 cyberattacks in 2024, a 44 percent increase from 2023, with an ongoing investment of 12 million euros to reinforce its services that cater to over 120 affiliated entities.
Furthermore, the ADA formalized Spain’s largest contract for an endpoint detection and response solution to cyber incidents, with an investment of 18 million euros, aimed at securing the Junta de Andalucía professionals’ equipment.
In the realm of sustainable digital infrastructures, the launch of the new Corporate Telecommunications Network of the Junta de Andalucía (RCJAv5), with an investment of 193 million euros, positions the Andalusian network as one of the most advanced in Europe. This initiative will result in a 24 percent savings in telecommunications expenses, over 45 million euros in four years. Additionally, the Andalucía Vuela wifi network, the largest in Europe (65 million euros), and the Digital Emergency Network (27 million euros), the broadest in Europe, establish Andalusia as one of the European regions with the finest telecommunications networks.
Antonio Sanz emphasized that «it is not surprising that Andalusia has become a global benchmark in digitalization thanks to events that have attracted over 90,000 attendees». Among these events, he highlighted the Andalusian Cybersecurity Congress, with three editions; the Andalusian Artificial Intelligence Congress, two editions with the next one in November 2025; the Digital Enterprise Show, four editions; and Talent Land, whose first edition took place in July 2024.
