The Government of Salta regulated the Transparency Law and designated the Modernization Secretary as the enforcement authority. The decision aims to consolidate standards of governance, predictability, and access to public information.
By Panorama Minero
The regulation adheres to national criteria and guidelines and establishes that any citizen may request information on the management of public resources without the need to justify the request, with the State obligated to respond. The provincial Executive emphasized that the measure seeks to institutionalize practices that were already being developed and to consolidate a framework of clear rules, administrative traceability, and accountability.
In this regard, government spokesperson Paula Benavides stated that the Province displays concrete tools: a public works portal that records more than 2,700 projects with details on contractors, amounts, and progress status; the timely submission, for the sixth consecutive year, of the annual report on budget execution; the full digitalization of the Official Gazette; and the implementation of the electronic case file system (EDDI), which allows procedures to be initiated in digital format, ensuring traceability and reduction of operating costs.
In terms of procurement, tenders are conducted under an open modality and suppliers register online, a scheme aimed at expanding competition and reducing margins of discretion. This is complemented by progress toward a Single Citizen Service Window and the development of an Open Data Portal with information in reusable formats.
Argentina Week: Salta seeks Strategic Capital in Nueva York
In parallel with internal institutional strengthening, Governor Sáenz confirmed his participation in Argentina Week, to be held from March 9 to 11, 2026, in New York. The meeting will bring together national and provincial authorities, global business leaders, banks and investment funds, as well as companies from the energy, mining, technology, and infrastructure sectors.
The event is organized by the Argentine Embassy in the United States of America, JP Morgan, Bank of America, and the venture capital fund Kaszek, and aims to position the country before the international financial market in a context of macroeconomic redefinition and the search for external capital.
Within this framework, Salta will present itself as a leading actor in Argentine mining and energy development, highlighting competitive advantages such as provincial legal security, regulatory predictability, and potential in critical minerals. The agenda will include the consolidation of agreements already underway, such as the one signed with American Minerals LLC, to evaluate rare earth potential, a strategic segment in the energy transition and global supply chains.
The government emphasized that Salta seeks to position itself not only as a territory with resources, but as a jurisdiction with governance standards compatible with global capital.
American Minerals will Finance Critical Minerals Studies
In New York, Sáenz will meet with executives of the U.S. firm American Minerals LLC, with which the Province recently signed an agreement for the identification and preliminary evaluation of the geological potential of critical minerals and rare earth elements in Salta territory.
The understanding aims at the preliminary evaluation of minerals considered strategic for the energy transition and the technology industry, including neodymium, dysprosium, terbium, tungsten, and cobalt.
