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Jun 6, 20245 min read
What is 'digital for development'?
Digital within the context of development policy making
May 12, 20245 min read
Why digital inclusion matters
Digital inclusion is a high priority for many countries because they recognise it as fundamental to a modern, growing, productive economy.
Jan 19, 20246 min read
Digital-era governance opportunities
The Key Components of Digital-Era Governance ‘Digital-era Governance’ is a complex array of changes to the way government and civil...
Jan 17, 20244 min read
Future digital transformation of Public Sector
Interesting trends and insights from an UN future of government report
Dec 27, 20236 min read
Re-considering Digital Government Units (DGU)
What can be learned from Digital Government Units around the world? The evolution of Digital Government Units (DGUs) is a topic of...
Dec 21, 20233 min read
Using Public Sector data - the Irish Government experience
Public Sector use of data in Irish Government
Dec 12, 20236 min read
How Government can use RegTech
There are significant RegTech opportunities for governments. Concern around the time, cost, and complexity of compliance regimes across...
Nov 25, 20236 min read
Twenty ideas for Governments seeking to reduce digital expenditure
There are a number of things governments can consider in their efforts to create efficiencies across government digital investment. The...
Nov 20, 20236 min read
Eight priority underpinnings for digital government transformation
The 2020 European Union report ‘Exploring Digital Government Transformation in the EU: understanding public sector innovation in a...
Nov 17, 20236 min read
Why aren't more Government back office functions delivered through a shared services model?
Back office (corporate) functions such as Human Resources (HR), payroll, and financial management systems are logical candidates for a...
Nov 17, 20236 min read
Defining digital assets
Digital assets
Nov 4, 20237 min read
Lean Government re-visited
Is it time to revisit the promises Lean Government offered over a decade ago? Janssen and Estevez (2013) summarised Lean-government as 'a...
Nov 1, 20236 min read
The CISO template for National Cyber Security Agency priorities
The responsibilities of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) provide a sound template that could guide the priority work of any...
Oct 31, 20233 min read
A framework for an AI strategy
The 2019 OECD framework for an AI strategy (The Framework) provides a helpful structure for the development of a national AI strategy....
Oct 26, 20235 min read
Making the case for ‘Government as a platform’
The term Government as a Platform (GaaP) has been around since it was coined by Tim O’Reilly in 2011. In the 2019, Playbook: Government...
Oct 22, 20233 min read
Different national approaches to support API use.
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are a crucial component of Government digital transformation. APIs can enable interoperability,...
Oct 1, 20234 min read
Lessons from the Singapore Digital Government Blueprint
How Singapore is seeking to build a government that is ‘digital to it’s core’ and 'serves with heart'. Singapore is frequently held up as...
Oct 1, 202312 min read
Are Government accountants holding back digital transformation?
Digital Government will never happen without an enabling Finance Ministry Governments increasingly rely on digital services to fulfill...
Sep 30, 20236 min read
EU advice for API use in public service innovation
The EU report on API's for Innovative Public Services The European Commission launched the APIs for Innovative Public Services (API4IPS)...
Sep 30, 20232 min read
Prioritising national infrastructure data
In this blog we discuss the necessity to prioritise, regulate, and share national infrastructure data. The UK Government National...
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