Global Program on GovTech & Public Sector Innovation

GovTech and Public Sector Innovation Global Partnership​

Established in 2019, the GovTech Global Community has over 90 members who exchange best practices and explore synergies. This network enables knowledge-sharing among stakeholders, including government agencies, private sector entities, academic institutions, think tanks, international organizations, and civil society organizations. It focuses on collaborating with members to discuss new developments and disseminate partners’ work. Partners meet in person and online for knowledge-sharing sessions and are kept informed of partnership activities.​
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To support countries in adopting sound practices and solutions in GovTech, and to ensure a broad global partnership for effective exchange and transfer of knowledge and good practice, the GovTech Global Partnership (GTGP) was first established by the World Bank's Governance Global Practice with the Government of Switzerland, Austria, and Korea in 2019. The GTGP is a multi-stakeholder initiative that includes advanced and aspiring GovTech countries, development partners, private sector, academia, civil society, and others involved in the GovTech domain.

The GovTech Global Partnership supports beneficiary countries through a range of activities and works in three components:

1.  Analytical and Thought Leadership. The partnership is advancing the development of new knowledge, policy guidance and good practice examples.

2.  Global Public Goods and Convening. This work program includes a range of capacity building and knowledge exchanges such as the GovTech Maturity Index, the development of handbooks and toolkits, self-paced online learning courses, and regular knowledge sharing events.  

3.  Country and Regional Engagement. The Partnership supports client countries with technical advisory work such as assessments, strategies, capacity building as well as developing, piloting and implementing GovTech solutions.
 

GovTech Global Partners 

The GovTech Global Partnership engages partners worldwide to exchange knowledge and experiences, and collaborate towards stronger, more inclusive and citizen centered GovTech solutions. 

The GovTech GP also engages with other partners:

Through the GovTech Working Groups 

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) Working Group: Republic of Estonia (co-chair), Nigeria (co-chair), Amazon Web Services, Apolitical, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, CapGemini, Chile, European Commission, Gates Foundation, IBM, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Mastercard, Microsoft, MIT GOV/LAB, Morocco, Mozambique, OECD, Open AI, Portugal, Public Digital, Singapore, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, UNU-EGOV, Uruguay, and USA. 
• Interoperability Working Group: Indonesia (co-chair), Portugal (co-chair), Argentina, Cabo Verde, Canada, Citibeats, Denmark, EU-DIGIT, Korea, Lisbon Council, Mozambique, New Zealand, Open Group, Public Digital, Saudi Arabia, Timor-Leste, United Kingdom and UNU-eGOV.
• Cloud Computing Working Group: Singapore (co-chair), United Kingdom (co-chair), India, Israel, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay.
• Mobile Government Working Group: Austria (co-chair), Brazil (co-chair), Bangladesh, Belgium, Estonia, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Moldova, Morocco, Mozambique, Portugal, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Switzerland, Tunisia, UAE, Ukraine and Uruguay.

Through grants for GovTech projects 

Algeria | Brazil |Bulgaria | Cambodia |Chile | Dominican Republic | Egypt | Ghana | Guatemala | Indonesia | Kenya | Malawi | Moldova | Mongolia | Panama | Philippines |Regional | Solomon Islands | Somalia | Zimbabwe 

The GovTech work is being funded by several sources

• The Governance & Institutions Umbrella Trust Fund 
• Externally funded output and the GTGP trust fund (not replenishable)
• World Bank resources

Save the Date: GovTech and Public Sector Innovation Global Forum, Washington D.C., 27-28 May 2025​

The World Bank's Institutions Global Department is excited to announce the second GovTech and Public Sector Innovation Global Forum, scheduled for May 27-28, 2025.​

Join leading thinkers, innovators, and practitioners from around the world as they gather to exchange ideas, share best practices, and collaborate on leveraging emerging technologies like AI to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability in public sector institutions.​

Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks. Mark your calendars and get ready for this event!​ See the event details here.

Governance in the Digital Era, Washington D.C., May 2023​

The first GovTech Global Forum focused on "Governance in the Digital Era" was hosted by the World Bank's Governance Global Practice in May 2023. This forum convened the world's top thinkers, innovators, and practitioners on GovTech to exchange ideas and shape public sector digital transformation for a sustainable, equitable future.​

The Forum was the first event of its kind hosted by the Governance Global Practice, and co-hosted by the OECD and Digital Nations, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety of the Republic of Korea, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzerland, and Amazon Web Services. The MIT GOV/LAB is the academic sponsor. Watch the Forum replay here.​

Public Sector Innovation Working Groups​

These groups provide thought leadership, facilitate idea exchanges, and support the creation of effective GovTech solutions. Current groups include:​

• Artificial Intelligence​

• Cloud Computing​

• Interoperability​

• Mobile Government​

Through these Working Groups, each arranged around a technical GovTech workstream, the World Bank convenes experts from governmental and non-governmental stakeholders worldwide. Working Group members co-develop knowledge products that assemble and advance experience and expertise on a technical GovTech workstream. Products may include playbooks, how-to notes, surveys, and benchmarks.

Here's a quick glance at the working groups, with details in the embedded links:

For more information about GovTech Working Groups, please contact João Ricardo Vasconcelos jvasconcelos@worldbank.org

The 2021 IFMIS Capacity Building Program Virtual Workshop

May 11 - May 20, 2021

Organized with the Korea Public Finance Information Service (KPFIS) and the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), the workshop covered topics from Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS), next generation dBrain (Digital Budget and Accounting System), online analytical processing tools, and cybersecurity.

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