Transforming Public Finance through GovTech

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Target audience:
- Mid-level to senior government officials in ministries of finance, economy, treasuries, revenue administration, digitalization, and infrastructure.
Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have a degree in economics, business or a related field.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

The course will provide comprehensive knowledge about the benefits of digitalization and policies to support faster digital adoption by households, firms, and governments.
It will present evidence on the implications of the digital divide across and within countries, including the impact of COVID-19.
Coverage includes government policies on both the supply and demand side to encourage faster digital adoption to close the digital divide.
Participants will learn how to estimate digital infrastructure investment needs at a country level to achieve universal broadband.
Cross-country experiences of government-supported programs to increase digital adoption will be examined.
The course will elaborate on social dividends from digital adoption in terms of labor, education, health, and social outcomes.
The final section focuses on how adoption of GovTech solutions helps:
- improve tax revenue collection, and
- improve efficiency and transparency of government spending.
Practical guidance will be provided on implementing reform plans that entail comprehensive digitalization reform strategies.

Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:

Have a good understanding of how to assess a country’s and government’s digital development.
Assess the needs for digital infrastructure costs and social dividends.
Understand the benefits for public finance from implementing digitalization programs.
Understand key principles for implementing digitalization strategies.