Digital government strategy and co-ordination

A national digital government strategy, policy or programme is in force, updated and publicly available

Review of strategy, policy, and action plan, checking for a national digital government strategy in force and publicly available. Verify inclusion of essential elements (objectives, owners, deadlines). The strategy must be valid for the assessment year. An updated strategy should span three years or more; if older, a revision of the strategy has had to be performed in the last three calendar years before the assessment. Points are awarded if the strategy is not a stand-alone, separately developed document, but part of a broader framework like service delivery or public administration reform.

The strategy, policy or programme is developed in a formal government document, which establishes the overall objectives of the digitalisation policy

Review of strategy, policy or programme developed in a formal government document, establishing the overall objectives of the digitalisation policy.

Responsibility for achieving objectives and executing actions with deadlines is clearly assigned to specific institutions

Review of government documents that establish the responsibility for achieving objectives and executing actions with deadlines that are clearly assigned to specific institutions.

A public body has been made responsible for leading and co-ordinating decisions on digital government across the whole public administration

Review of legislation and institutional arrangements to verify the authority, the mandate and power of a public body responsible for leading and co-ordinating decisions on digital government across the whole public administration.

An action plan is defined to achieve the objectives

Review of a digital government action plan which is defined to achieve its objectives.

Reported implementation rate of actions specified in the digital government policy or strategy (%)

Review of government reports to verify the reported implementation rate of actions specified in the digital government policy or strategy for the calendar year previous to the assessment. Points are allocated based on the implementation rate (x): • x < 25% = 0 points. • 25% ≤ x < 90% = linear function. • x ≥ 90% = 3 points.

A compulsory central review process exists to examine the purpose and implementation of all government IT projects above EUR 500 000

Review of legislation and institutional arrangements to verify the existence of a compulsory central review process responsible for examining the purpose and implementation of government IT projects.

A standardised method to develop business cases for new digital projects is used

Review of legislation and institutional arrangements to verify the use of a standardised method that develops business cases for new digital projects.

A whole-of-government catalogue of existing IT systems is in place

Review of government documentation to verify that there is a whole-of-government catalogue of existing IT systems.

A whole-of-government catalogue of projects in the pipeline for new digital services and IT systems exists

Review of government documentation to verify there is a whole-of-government catalogue of projects in the pipeline for new digital services and IT systems.