Is green public procurement is a missed opportunity?

Public procurement represents an estimated 15% to 22% of GDP in many developing economies (World Bank), making it one of government’s most powerful tools for driving economic, social and environmental outcomes. Yet green public procurement (GPP) remains...

How AI could make governments more responsive

For most of the past decade, digital government has meant digitising what already existed: moving paper forms online, replacing queues with portals, converting manual registers into databases. While useful, this largely automated processes instead of changing them in...

The rise of AI-native government

Across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (CEEMETA), the public-sector AI conversation has changed dramatically, writes Mohammed Amin, senior vice-president: CEEMETA at Dell Technologies. Just two years ago, the government was focused on...

AI, intellectual property, governance are boardroom priorities

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer something financial institutions are preparing for. It is already embedded in how decisions are made, how products are designed and how risk is managed. Whether through fraud detection, algorithmic trading, customer engagement...
Africa’s election cycle puts service delivery under the spotlight

Africa’s election cycle puts service delivery under the spotlight

African governments face two powerful converging forces this year: a rapid acceleration in digital government initiatives, and one of the most intense election cycles in the continent’s recent history. By Lance Williams, public sector lead at SAP Africa At least 24...