The Global Public Impact of GovTech 2025

4.8 Synthesis: expanding the scope for GovTech The different country case studies clearly illustrate the expanding scope of today’s understanding of GovTech, which is increasingly intertwined with digital public infrastructure (DPI) and digital public goods (DPG). DPI and DPG can be best understood by examining their core conceptual elements: Overview of conceptual elements of DPI and DPG FIGURE 4 User interface Functional applications DPGs Sectoral DPI Foundational DPI Enablers Physical infrastructure Scope 1 Scope 2 Scope 3Digital services delivered to users Interoperable applications and apps Open data, open Al models, open standards (Sectoral) federated ID, registries, data exchanges Digital ID, payment, data exchanges, geo-spatial data Policies, principles, protocols, standards Data centres, communication networks, information security Projecting GovTech on to these conceptual components reveals that GovTech is instrumental in enabling and expanding access to DPI and DPG. Scope 1: Digital services: The scope for GovTech here lies within platforms and tools that can provide digital services to citizens and businesses, including portals for paying taxes, healthcare or education services. Scope 2: Sectoral DPI: The scope for GovTech expands to open-source software, application programming interfaces (APIs), standards, federated ID for government services, central e-government portals, etc. Scope 3: Foundational DPI: From digital services that are created and used in specific sectors, the scope for GovTech expands to critical government and society-based services that could also cover the private sector, including payment systems, digital banking networks or public data repositories. The Global Public Impact of GovTech: A $9.8 Trillion Opportunity 22