The OECD digital government policy framework

The uncertain promise of blockchain for government

“…Consultancy companies have built several blockchain maturity 30 and auditing tools 31 to support immediate project deployment 32 . However, there has been little academic evaluation of these efforts, as they are intended to help directly with blockchain projects.…”

“…This first set of dimensions provide the basis for digital government, enabling teams and policymakers to strategically embed digital and data at the core of government processes and services, with the ultimate goal being to create public value. Source: OECD (2020 [32]).…”

“…A data-driven public sector recognises the important role of data in generating public value through the reuse of data in planning, delivering and monitoring public policies (OECD, 2020 [32]). Embracing the datadriven public sector is a critical element in the successful delivery of public services.…”

“… A government becomes more User-driven by: o placing the needs of people at the heart of shaping policies, services and processes o establishing collaborative mechanisms and policy processes to shape outputs and outcomes that reflect an understanding of the decisions, preferences and needs of citizens  Proactiveness represents the ability of governments and civil servants to: o anticipate people's needs and rapidly respond to them o offer a seamless and convenient service delivery experience to citizens o address problems from an end-to-end rather than taking a fragmented approachThe DGPF not only aims to characterise the elements required to drive the digital transformation in the public sector, but also to serve as basis to measure the transition from e-government to digital governments. With this purpose in mind, the OECD developed the 2019 Digital Government Index (DGI), a first effort to benchmark the maturity of digital government reforms in Member and partner countries based on the six dimensions of the Framework (OECD, 2020[32])(Figure 4.1).…”

“…For an example of a maturity model from KPMG (2017[37]), see https://assets.kpmg/content/dam/kpmg/nl/pdf/2017/advisory/blockchain-maturity-model.pdf 31. For an example of an auditing list from Deloitte (2020[38]), see https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/risk/articles/internal-auditing-guide-to-blockchain.html 32. From non-private sector example, see for example: https://atrium.uninnovation.network/guide.…”