On October 26–27, 2026, the 8th Ibero-American IDForo 2026 Summit was held in Costa Rica under the theme “Cross-Border Trust Ecosystem in the Age of AI.” The event brought together representatives from the public and private sectors, academia, and international organizations to discuss progress and challenges related to digital identity, artificial intelligence, interoperability, and trusted electronic services.

The Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT) was represented by Raul Zambrano, Director of Technical Assistance and Innovation, who participated in the roundtable discussion “Digital Identity and Optimization of Tax Administration,” along with Juan Pablo García Cairello, Manager of Electronic Identity at Uruguay’s Agency for E-Government and the Information and Knowledge Society (Agesic), on the panel moderated by Gertrudis Camps, director of IDForo.

The panel discussed the Digital Identity Guide for Tax Administrations, prepared by CIAT with the support of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), with Juan Pablo García as one of the authors. The discussion addressed the recommendations in this publication and the challenges faced by tax administrations in the areas of digital identification, interoperability, and identity management.

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