Expected start date:

2020•12•01

Expected end date:

2021•10•29

Institute:

UNU-EGOV

Project Status:

Ongoing

Project Type:

Research

Project Manager :

Eliane Torres

BACKGROUNDThis project responds to the request received by UNU-EGOV from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Guinea-Bissau to support Guinea-Bissau in understanding the potential, limits and challenges for digital governance and in identifying the best entry points that can lead to transformational change.

BENEFICIARIESGoverment of Guinea-Bissau.

OBJECTIVES1. Carry out a study to analyse and assess the limits, challenges and opportunities of digitalization and digitization in the governance system of Guinea-Bissau.2. Identify possible digitalization and digital transformation initiatives, which could have a catalytic impact for transformation that can improve the performance and functioning of the public administration and the capacity of the government to provide services.

ACTIVITIES-Study on Limits, Challenges and Opportunities of Digital Transformation of the Bissau-Guinean Governance System -Develop Roadmap for the Digital Transformation of the Governance Sector in Guinea-Bissau-Dissemination of 3 Workshop Series

OUTCOMESThrough this project, the UNDP Guinea-Bissau and UNU-EGOV intend to join forces to support Guinea-Bissau in understanding the current limits and challenges for an electronic and digital governance and in identifying the best entry points that can lead to transformational change.