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How Uruguay Halved Construction Time with Digital Permitting
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into Uruguay's surprisingly effective digital permitting system, which cut construction permit approval times from over a year to just 60 days. They explore how a small country with limited bureaucracy managed to streamline a notoriously inefficient process, boosting productivity in construction and related sectors. The hosts discuss the specific steps Uruguay took, the role of open data, and what other nations can learn from this model. A concrete case study in government-driven productivity improvement that avoids grand theory in favor of real…
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