The High Authority for Digitalization and its Role in Combating Administrative Corruption

Abstract

The establishment of the High Commission for Digitization (HCD) under Presidential Decree No. 23-314 constitutes a major step toward modernizing public administration and combating corruption in Algeria. As a public institution under the supervision of the Presidency of the Republic, the HCD is tasked with developing and implementing the National Digitization Strategy in compliance with cybersecurity requirements. This study examines the preventive and corrective role of the HCD in addressing administrative corruption, based on the assumption that digitization enhances governance and transparency. It analyzes the Commission’s organizational structure, strategic objectives, and key digital mechanisms, including service automation, electronic data exchange, and reduced human interaction. The study also identifies challenges such as resistance to change and cybersecurity vulnerabilities, concluding that the HCD’s effectiveness depends on political will, institutional support, and sustained investment in human and technological resources.