Governance lessons from Denmark's digital transformation
Meyerhoff Nielsen, Morten, "Governance lessons from Denmark's digital transformation" 20th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o 2019), Dubai, 2019/06/18-20.
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Sub-type Conference paper Author Meyerhoff Nielsen, Morten Title Governance lessons from Denmark's digital transformation Event Series Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o) Publication Date 2019-06 Place of Publication New York Publisher ACM Press Pages 456-461 Title of Event 20th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o 2019) Date of Event 2019/06/18-20 Place of Event Dubai Language eng Abstract Denmark has consistently ranked in the global top when the digital transformation of the public sector is evaluated, but what are the lessons we can draw from the Danish approach to technology? This paper focus on three key enablers of Danish approach, that is governance, intergovernmental cooperation and benefit realisation. The analysis finds a number of unique and rarely seen features. A strong mandate for coordination, cross- and joint-governmental approach, consultative and consensus culture for strategy formulation and implementation across all levels of government is one uniqueness which helps align objectives and create a sense of joint ownership. While not uniquely Danish, strategy cycles are interlinked with ex ante, ex post evaluations and weaknesses identified for solution. eGovernment strategies are supported by strategic initiatives, which in turn are linked to a mandatory IT-project and business case model which help minimise the risk of failure but also facilitate active benefit realisation at both project and strategy levels. Potential weaknesses are a perceived in-transparency of the consultation process by local authorities and informally consulting with the private sector and academia. Elements addressing change management and innovation in the IT-project model could potentially be strengthened. UNBIS Thesaurus GOVERNANCE
E-GOVERNMENTKeyword intergovernmental cooperation
strategy
benefit realization
key performance indicatorsCopyright Holder ACM Press Copyright Year 2019 Copyright type All rights reserved ISBN 9781450372046 DOI 10.1145/3325112.3329881 -
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