Federal, state and city governments should have a common database of documents entrepreneurs must submit to open new businesses, which would result in savings, experts say.
Héctor Pérez, president of Cadena Empresarial Enlazadot, which brings together micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), explained in an interview that although some government agencies have digitized information about entrepreneurs, such as birth certificates or Unique Resident Registration Codes (CURP) not all agencies have them .
“We are in digitalization, now the problem is that there is homogeneity in the digitalization of information,” said Pérez. If there was a common database that could be accessed securely by any institution, procedures would be simplified and time for entrepreneurs would be saved, he added.
According to the Association of Mexican Entrepreneurs (Asem), digitizing the process of setting up commercial companies, procedures and permits will result in savings for entrepreneurs of up to 12 billion pesos annually.
Digitizing this information will allow entrepreneurs to allocate more resources and time to productive activities rather than paperwork. In addition to digitizing data and procedures, the Government must guarantee that companies and the Government pay MSME suppliers within a maximum of 30 days, according to the ASEM Emprendecalogue.
