Digital transformation
Digital technologies and data are transformational. People, firms and governments live, interact, produce and work differently than in the past, and these changes are accelerating rapidly. An ecosystem of interdependent digital technologies – artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, next generation networks (5G), cloud computing, distributed ledgers, and quantum computing – underpin digital transformation and will evolve to drive future economic and societal changes. The digital technology ecosystem both relies on and produces vast amounts of data, which have become an important source of economic and social value. How can we realise the immense promises of digital technologies and data for growth and well-being in a fast evolving world? The Toolkit charts the road ahead.
What is the Toolkit?
Digital transformation affects many aspects of the economy and society in complex and interrelated ways, and the Going Digital Toolkit helps countries navigate these changes and the trade-offs that policy makers need to make. The Toolkit is structured along the lines of the Going Digital Integrated Policy Framework, which includes seven policy dimensions that need to be co-ordinated to shape a common digital future that improves the lives of all people. These policy dimensions include:
- Access to communications infrastructures, services and data
- Effective use of digital technologies and data
- Data-driven and digital innovation
- Good jobs for all
- Social prosperity and inclusion
- Trust in the digital age, and
- Market openness in digital business environments
The Toolkit maps a core set of indicators to each of the seven policy dimensions and allows users to interactively explore these data to assess a country’s state of digital development. The Toolkit also contains OECD policy guidance and insights related to each of the policy dimensions to help governments design and implement policies that are fit for the digital age. Users can explore the Toolkit using three entry points: 1) policy dimensions, 2) countries and 3) themes, and learn more about innovative policy and measurement approaches in the OECD Going Digital Toolkit Notes.
Going Digital Toolkit Data Kitchen
The Data Kitchen allows users to more widely explore the underlying databases on and linked to the Toolkit using different chart types. This tool enables users to create, use and share custom visualisations with a wide variety of chart types. Data can be browsed by actors, databases and themes, and it can be filtered by tags.
Going Digital Toolkit Notes
Explore the Toolkit notes to learn about innovative approaches to addressing key policy and measurement challenges in the digital age.
OECD AI Policy Observatory
The OECD AI Policy Observatory (OECD.AI) complements the Going Digital Toolkit by taking a deep dive into artificial intelligence. OECD.AI combines resources from across the OECD, its partners and stakeholder groups to provide evidence-based policy analysis in the areas where AI has the most impact.
Further reading
Read the full reports to learn more about the ongoing digital transformation and how countries can support a positive and inclusive digital future.
