The Government strengthens the area of digital transformation with two new Secretariats of State led by Carme Artigas and Roberto Sánchez

The Council of Ministers this morning appointed the new Secretaries of State under the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation. The Ministry thus strengthens its area of digital transformation with the creation of two new Secretariats of State: the Secretary of State for Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence, which will be headed by Carme Artigas, and the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructures, headed by Roberto Sánchez.

The Secretary of State for Digitization and Artificial Intelligence aims to promote the digital transformation of our society, in order to achieve prosperous, secure, reliable, inclusive growth that respects the rights of citizens. The General Secretariat of Digital Administration, responsible for the digital transformation of the entire General Administration of the State and until now dependent on the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Public Function, will be under his direction.

Carme Artigas is a businesswoman and a recognized expert in big data, artificial intelligence and technological innovation, with more than 25 years of experience in the technological and telecommunications industry. She is currently a member of the board of directors of the Spanish Association of Directors (AED), a member of the think-tank Data Innovation Network at Columbia University in New York and a collaborator at the Elcano Royal Institute.

A Senior Chemical Engineer at the IQS (Sarriá Chemical Institute) and a graduate in Chemical Sciences from Ramón Llull University, she holds a postgraduate degree in Industrial Business Management from the IQS and a degree in Executive Management in Risk Capital from the Haas School of Economics (Berkeley University) of California.

The Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructures aims to promote connectivity and the deployment of digital infrastructures to place Spain at the forefront of technological transformation. This includes both regulation and coordination with European and international programs to promote the standardization, standardization and certification of telecommunications and digital infrastructures that facilitate their deployment.

Among the challenges of this Secretary of State is to free up the necessary radio space before June 30 of this year for the development of the new 5G networks in Spain and proceed to its reallocation by auction, as well as guarantee a quality connectivity so that all citizens can achieve the benefits of 5G technology.

Roberto Sánchez has extensive experience in both the private and public sectors. Until his appointment as Secretary of State, he has been General Director of Telecommunications and Information Technologies. He has also held positions of responsibility in organizations such as the Madrid City Council, the General Secretariat of Science and the General Secretariat of Innovation. In 1999 he was elected “Engineer of the Year” by the Official College of Telecommunications Engineers. The year 2012 was awarded the “Plaque of Merit of Telecommunications”.

Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Roberto Sánchez is a career officer in the Higher Corps of Information Systems and Technologies of the General Administration of the State.