O8.6 Ensure budgetary allocation for DPI financial sustainability and adequate resourcing

Principle

O8 Sustain financial viability

Risk

SV5 Unsustainability

Life Cycle Stage

L5- Operations and Maintenance

Practice

• Create a DPI financial task force, which oversees long-term funding strategies. This task force should work closely with national treasury departments to secure dedicated budget lines for DPI, similar to India’s approach to its Digital India programme.

• Explore revenue streams like transaction fees or data services, akin to how Kenya’s M-Pesa sustains itself.

• Mandate annual financial reviews, with results published publicly, to maintain accountability and secure continued support from stakeholders.

References

Estonia’s e-Governance Academy