Digital Transformation Strategy: The Bicentennial of Costa Rica 2018-2022 2. Methodology Preparing the Digital Transformation Strategy: the Bicentennial of Costa Rica 4.0 involved the following activities: Analysis of the regulatory and legal framework: Documents on public policies, regulations and laws underpinning the development and adoption of the ICTs in the country were assessed. The foundations provided by the current National Science and Technology Plan, the National Telecommunications Development Plan, the National Knowledge Society and Economy Plan, and National Development Plan, were analyzed, among other documents. This analysis is explained partially in the Background section. Studying international good practices: Countries at the forefront of digital transformation were identified, and their agendas as well as their implementation approaches were studied. Some of the agendas considered were those of Uruguay, Estonia, Korea, and Denmark, as well as Industry 4.0 and knowledge societies approaches (see Section 3). Assessment of the current state of affairs: MICITT director and officers, in consultation with different areas of the state, identified existing solutions and conducted a SWOT analysis. This assessment is detailed partially in Section 4. Establishing a governance model: According to the fundamental regulation of the Executive Branch and current regulations, the governance model and responsibilities of the Digital Transformation Strategy were defined, as well as its design and action guiding principles (see Section 5). Legal analysis of the regulatory and legal framework Strategic alignment: With the purpose of guaranteeing strategic consistency with the national and sector planning instruments, the Transformation Strategy was aligned with each of the current instruments (see Section 6). Guiding principles summarized: based on the analysis, the MICITT team defined four guiding principles for defining and implementing the Strategy. They are explained in Section 7. Defining the vision: From the political guidelines and leadership of President Carlos Alvarado Quesada, as well as the ideas proposed by the Minister of Science, Technology and Telecommunications, Luis Adrián Salazar Solís, and his team, a construction process was conducted to define the Strategy vision (see Section 8). Co-creating the lines of action: A participative workshop was held for the co-creation of lines of action. Several government officers contributed. Validating the lines of action: Focus groups, interviews and meetings were held with directors from government areas in charge of implementing the Strategy, as well as with relevant actors and allies. This process served to validate and socialize the defined lines contained in Section 9. Studying international good practices Establishing a governance model Guiding principles summarized Defining the vision Co-creating the lines of action Validating the lines of action 06 Assessment of the current state of affairs