Colombia has been growing fast and converging to higher living standards since the early 2000s. Growth rates have been among the strongest in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region and much higher than the OECD average.
Notwithstanding this remarkable performance, Colombia is facing a number of important challenges. Productivity remains low, with large differences among sectors, firms and regions. Skills are lower than in most OECD countries. A high level of informality in the labour market lowers incentives to innovate and reduces the tax base to finance public policies.
Digitalisation policies have a key role to play in tackling these issues. Going Digital in Colombia examines opportunities and challenges raised by digitalisation in Colombia. It looks at the policies in place and makes recommendations to improve them, based on the OECD Going Digital Integrated Policy Framework. The Review focuses on selected components of the framework according to the priorities expressed by Colombia.