CONECTA — National interoperability based on X-Road
Institution: Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications
What it is
Project CRI/003 – Conecta to adopt the country interoperability model based on X-Road, the secure data-exchange platform developed and maintained by Estonia, Finland and Iceland. Coordinated by the National Digital Government Agency (ANGD), funded by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg through the Luxembourg Development Cooperation Agency (LuxDev), with technical assistance from Estonia's e-Governance Academy. Initial scope covers roughly 30 public institutions taking part in the diagnostic workshop and subsequent onboarding to the platform.
Verified results
30 institutions in planning, 6 on the Steering Committee. X-Road platform (Estonia). GovTech Index 2025: 0.77 (Group A). ANGD operational since September 2025.
Context
First time Costa Rica officially adopts a standard national interoperability platform, closing a long-standing structural gap (each institution integrated at its own pace and on its own standards). The technical claim is literal: the platform adopted is X-Road, not a system under another name. Launched March 2025. The Luxembourg funding amount was not disclosed in primary sources (BNAmericas, MICITT, LuxDev) at the time of this entry.
Official source
↗ https://www.micitt.go.cr/el-sector-informa/costa-rica-acelera-su-transformacion-digital-con-el-lanzamiento-del-proyectoRelated projects
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