Digitalisation challenges and opportunities for subnational governments published by OECD (2022).
The world economy and societies are going through a digital transformation that goes well beyond computerisation and use of information and telecommunications technologies. This transformation is creating opportunities and challenges for all levels of government in the areas of tax and expenditure policy and administration, service delivery and fiscal-financial management, as well as regulatory practices and policies. However, governments – especially subnational ones or SNGs – often also face shortages of skills, equipment and physical infrastructure, while having to address emerging challenges in cyber security risk management and data protection. The digital transformation calls for co-operation among the different layers of administration in support of effective and efficient digitalisation of SNGs. This chapter reviews and discusses these opportunities and challenges.
