Overview
- Decreto Nº 532/2025 formally designates ZARA as Directora General de Atención al Vecino No Humana under the Subsecretaría de Innovación y Accesibilidad Digital, granting authority to intervene in files and sign administrative acts.
- Municipal and national coverage describe the move as Argentina’s first formal incorporation of an AI as a non‑human public official.
- Officials say the system is not yet operating and is being trained, and the mayor emphasizes it will augment rather than replace municipal staff.
- Planned functions include managing procedures and complaints, issuing appointments, providing personalized responses, routing queries to relevant offices, and operating 24/7.
- The plan includes a private tender opening November 26 with an official budget of 75 million pesos for development and implementation, alongside tax exemptions of up to 15 years to attract AI companies and startups to Zárate.