Querétaro is the fourth state in the country best prepared for digital transformation, with infrastructure, internet coverage, digital access, and services, according to the OECD report on the Mexican economy.
The state boasts a more robust digital infrastructure, greater adoption of innovation and technology, and increased digital literacy among its population.
In the section on digitalization, the OECD highlights that digital transformation offers Mexico an opportunity to boost productivity, employment, and improve the delivery of public services.
The states that stood out most in the country were Mexico City, Nuevo León, and Baja California. Conversely, those at the bottom were Chiapas, Oaxaca, and Guerrero.
The OECD emphasized that there is a significant gap among the country’s states in their readiness to adopt digital transformation, as the difference in score between the states with the highest adoption rates is five times greater than that of the states with the lowest adoption of digital tools.
“Digitalization in Mexico risks deepening, rather than reducing, regional disparities. For digitalization to drive convergence, lagging states will have to demonstrate greater growth potential and digital readiness than the leaders,” they point out.
The state also has a high level of digital skills, which they considered among higher education graduates, vocational training students, and the transition from school to work.
They also highlight that Querétaro has a high level of digital readiness and growth potential.
The study also emphasizes the alliances between the automotive and aerospace sectors and academic institutions in Querétaro to design digitally focused programs that could be replicated throughout the country, given that companies need more workers with digital skills to take advantage of new technologies.
Another model they highlight, which has been applied in states like Querétaro, Guanajuato, and Puebla, is dual education, promoted in collaboration with German authorities and companies in the automotive sector to prepare talent with the skills required for automation.
Source: oem
