E-Governance and Digital Transformation in Guinea-Bissau

Outline
Team
  • Expected start date:
    2020•12•01
    Expected end date:
    2022•04•30
    Institute:
    UNU-EGOV
    Project Status:
    Closed
    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.

    • Eliane Torres
      Project Manager
    • Delfina Soares Delfina Soares Director
      Researcher
    • Luís Soares Barbosa Luís Soares Barbosa Deputy Director
      Researcher
    • Elisabete Simões
      Administrator
    • Wagner Silva de Araujo
      Researcher