ISE’s Data and Digital program develops tools, methods, and analysis to provide organizations and governments with more efficient and accountable ways to deliver to citizens. Utilizing our years of experience working in reform settings, combined with engagement with leading experts in the field, our Data & Digital program promotes the growth of citizen-centered data ecosystems and enables innovative problem-solving. Current projects include a Reform Sequencing Tracker that codifies the sequence of a state’s reform actions and agendas, a new initiative on AI and the citizen-state compact, and an index that measures state effectiveness for more than 160 countries and territories across ISE’s Ten Functions of the State.
Rooted in our commitment to citizen-centered governance, this initiative explores how AI can be harnessed to improve outcomes for citizens and the state-citizen compact. We aim to understand the opportunities and risks of new technologies for the public sector and apply AI to tackle contemporary development challenges.
ISE’s Reform Sequencing Tracker codifies the sequence and performance of government reforms after periods of transition, featuring over 30,000 reform actions in 50 countries. Users can compare how countries have prioritized and sequenced actions corresponding to ISE’s Ten Functions of the State and dig deep into the database on specific initiatives and projects.
Governments asked to do more with less
Citizen demand for accountability
Private sector competiton
Increasing Supply of Technology and Data
New technological innovations
Increasing digital literacy
Demographic shift among civil servants
