Technology

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Blog Post
Technology and State Capacity: Lessons from “Digital Krishna”
Alan Gelb et al.
June 27, 2019
WORKING PAPERS
Digital Governance: Is Krishna a Glimpse of the Future? (Working Paper)
Arshi Aadil et al.
June 27, 2019
The state of Andhra Pradesh is recognized as a leader in using technology to improve the delivery of public services, programs and subsidies. This paper reports on research to better understand the functioning and effectiveness of its reforms to strengthen state capacity by digitalizing service deli...
Blog Post
Facebook’s Big Bet on Digital Currency: What Libra Could Mean for Global Payments and Remittances
Michael Pisa
June 25, 2019
For all its faults, Facebook does not lack ambition. The company’s announcement last week that it, along with other members of the newly-formed Libra Association, intends to create a new global digital currency is big news for global finance and the future of money.
Blog Post
Amolo Ng’weno on Sounds Robotic: A CGD Podcast
Charles Kenny
June 18, 2019
In this episode of Sounds Robotic, host Charles Kenny talks with Amolo Ng’weno, CEO and East Africa Regional Director for BFA, about her recent paper on what technological advance might mean for the informal sector. 
Blog Post
Measuring the Impact of Open Contracting
Charles Kenny
June 11, 2019
In a new CGD working paper, we try to measure the impact of one of the most significant open contracting reforms worldwide, which took place in Ukraine in the last few years. Since 2015, the country has overhauled its procurement system, including the introduction of an e-procurement platform c...
WORKING PAPERS
Examining the Impact of E-Procurement in Ukraine
Artur Kovalchuk et al.
June 11, 2019
This paper examines the impact of Ukraine’s ambitious procurement reform on outcomes amongst a set of procurements that used competitive tendering. This paper examines the impact of ProZorro and reform on contracts that were procured competitively both prior to and after the introduction of th...
POLICY PAPERS
Public Financial Management and the Digitalization of Payments
Marco Cangiano et al.
June 05, 2019
The ability of digital payments to deliver better outcomes for governments, businesses, and individuals—including driving financial inclusion—has been one of the success stories of the digital age.