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Catalonia Unveils 50-Proposal Overhaul to Streamline Government and Curb Patronage

An imminent 'right to error' vote marks the kickoff, with larger civil-service and oversight changes contingent on Parliament.

Overview

  • President Salvador Illa received a 700-page blueprint from 68 experts led by Carles Ramió, and the government plans to formalize an advisory council chaired by Ramió to track implementation.
  • The administration has created a Directorate General for Artificial Intelligence and begun staff training, targeting broad administrative use of AI by 2028.
  • Initial execution focuses on speeding up the 10 most common procedures for citizens and businesses, within a goal to simplify 170 of roughly 2,400 trámites managed by the Generalitat.
  • A forthcoming reform of selection and mobility would establish permanent selection bodies and affect nearly 400,000 public employees.
  • Longer-term proposals include professionalizing most directors-general through a new public leadership institute and converting Ivàlua into an independent evaluation agency, with Illa seeking cross-party backing and parliamentary leaders pledging faster lawmaking.