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Digital Transformation and Local Government Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Assessment of Its Impact on the Sustainable Development Goals

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  • Pedro R. Palos-Sánchez
  • Pedro Baena-Luna
  • Mercedes García-Ordaz
  • Francisco J. Martínez-López

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This paper analyzes how Digital Transformation (DT) processes have influenced the Attitude of local governments (LGs) toward the COVID-19 pandemic and their effect on achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The data were collected from LGs in Spain ( n  = 124) through a questionnaire in which the IT skills of their workers, the DT processes, budgets, degree of regulatory compliance, and implementation of trust seals were measured, together with the IT security measures adopted. The contrast between the proposed model and the results showed that the direct influence of IT security influences the government’s attitude toward COVID-19 and DT implementing actions to achieve SDGs. The findings of this work are of great value both for the actors involved in the design and implementation of public policies and for those responsible for local governance in their objective to improve citizens’ experience of the services provided and in exceptional situations such as the one experienced as a result, of-COVID-19.

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  • Pedro R. Palos-Sánchez & Pedro Baena-Luna & Mercedes García-Ordaz & Francisco J. Martínez-López, 2023. "Digital Transformation and Local Government Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Assessment of Its Impact on the Sustainable Development Goals," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(2), pages 21582440231, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:13:y:2023:i:2:p:21582440231167343
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440231167343
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