Publication: GovTech Maturity Index, 2022 Update: Trends in Public Sector Digital Transformation
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2022-12
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2023-01-18
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The 2021 GovTech Maturity Index (GTMI) report and underlying dataset provide opportunities to replicate the study, identify gaps in digital transformation by comparing the differences among economies and groups of economies, and track changes over time in a transparent way. The dataset will be updated every two years to reflect developments in the GovTech domain. This 2022 GTMI update report and the accompanying dataset and new data dashboard present the progress within the last two years, highlight some of the good practices, and identify existing gaps for possible improvements in countries at the technology frontier. As with the 2020 edition, economies are grouped, not ranked, to illustrate the state of GovTech focus areas globally. This overview report presents a summary of the approach, how the 2022 GTMI dataset update is different, improvements in the GTMI dataset contents and visualization tools and GTMI group calculations, and initial findings and key messages.
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“World Bank. 2022. GovTech Maturity Index, 2022 Update: Trends in Public Sector Digital Transformation. Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions Insight - Governance;. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/38499 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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