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  "title": "Transforming Public Finance Through GovTech",
  "publication": "Staff Discussion Notes, September 7, 2023",
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  "summary": "Digital divide across countries and within countries continues to persist and even increased when the quality of internet connection is considered. The note shows that many governments have not been able to harness the full potential of digitalization.",
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      "heading": "Overview and central findings",
      "content": "- Digital divide across countries and within countries continues to persist and even increased when the quality of internet connection is considered.\n- Many governments have not been able to harness the full potential of digitalization.\n- Governments could play an important role to facilitate digital adoption by intervening on:\n  - supply: investing in infrastructure; and\n  - demand: increase internet affordability.\n- The note documents significant dividends from digital adoption for:\n  - revenue collection and spending efficiency; and\n  - outcomes in education, health and social safety nets.\n- Digitalization is not a substitute for good governance; comprehensive reform plans embedded in National Digital Strategies (NDS) combined with legal and institutional reforms are needed to ensure governments can reap full benefits from digitalization and manage the risks appropriately."
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      "heading": "Subject areas and keywords",
      "content": "- Subject: Economic sectors, Financial crises, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration, Technology\n- Keywords: A. digital divide, A. government strategy, Asia and Pacific, assessment tool, Caribbean, Digitalization, Europe, Global, governance pillar, government technology, government transfer, GovTech, Inequality, management information system, Middle East, North Africa, PFM information systems, Public Finance, Social Dividends, staff discussion note SDN2023/004"
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      "heading": "Policy implications and recommended reforms",
      "content": "- Invest in digital infrastructure to address supply-side constraints.\n- Increase internet affordability to boost demand and digital adoption.\n- Embed digital reforms in National Digital Strategies (NDS) to align technical initiatives with broader governance and policy objectives.\n- Complement digitalization with legal and institutional reforms to manage risks and realize gains in revenue collection, spending efficiency, and social outcomes.\n\nStaff Discussion Note SDN2023/004 — \"Transforming Public Finance Through GovTech\", September 7, 2023.\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Staff Discussion Note\n  - Staff Discussion Note (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Staff Discussion Note (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/staff-discussion-notes/issues/2023/09/06/transforming-public-finance-through-govtech-535765"
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    "Authors: David Amaglobeli, Ruud A. de Mooij, Andualem Mengistu, Mariano Moszoro, Manabu Nose, Soheib Nunhuck, Sailendra Pattanayak, Lorena Rivero del Paso, Frankosiligi Solomon, Rebecca Sparkman, Hervé Tourpe, Gerardo Uña",
    "Published: September 7, 2023",
    "Series: Staff Discussion Notes",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400245480.006",
    "Digital divide across countries and within countries continues to persist and even increased when the quality of internet connection is considered.",
    "Many governments have not been able to harness the full potential of digitalization.",
    "Governments could play an important role to facilitate digital adoption by intervening on:",
    "The note documents significant dividends from digital adoption for:",
    "Digitalization is not a substitute for good governance; comprehensive reform plans embedded in National Digital Strategies (NDS) combined with legal and institutional reforms are needed to ensure governments can reap full benefits from digitalization and manage the risks appropriately.",
    "Subject: Economic sectors, Financial crises, Public financial management (PFM), Revenue administration, Technology",
    "Keywords: A. digital divide, A. government strategy, Asia and Pacific, assessment tool, Caribbean, Digitalization, Europe, Global, governance pillar, government technology, government transfer, GovTech, Inequality, management information system, Middle East, North Africa, PFM information systems, Public Finance, Social Dividends, staff discussion note SDN2023/004",
    "Invest in digital infrastructure to address supply-side constraints.",
    "Increase internet affordability to boost demand and digital adoption.",
    "Embed digital reforms in National Digital Strategies (NDS) to align technical initiatives with broader governance and policy objectives.",
    "Complement digitalization with legal and institutional reforms to manage risks and realize gains in revenue collection, spending efficiency, and social outcomes.",
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