UK signs agreement with club of advanced digital democracies

Nov 4, 2022, 6:08:32 AM · 1 min read

Hot on the heels of signing a Memorandum of Cooperation in Japan with the country's Digital Agency, the UK last night signed the 9th Ministerial Declaration of the Digital Nations, a club of advanced digital governments, as acknowledged in a tweet by Government Digital Service CEO Tom Read.

The UK has reaffirmed its commitment to collaborative working with the 10 @DigitalNations in Seoul. We have so much more to learn and share with our democratic partners around the world. pic.twitter.com/stEo7Af3bh
— Tom Read (@thommeread) November 3, 2022

The UK is a founding member of what was originally known as the 'Digital 5' and hosted its inaugural Summit in London in 2014.

It has since expanded and now includes - Denmark, Estonia, New Zealand, Canada, South Korea, Uruguay, Mexico, Portugal and Israel, alongside the UK. The first five countries on that list were ranked ahead of the UK in the latest E-Government rankings released by the United Nations last week.

The Digital Nations describes itself as a group of the most digitally advanced governments in the world, and they aim to provide a focused forum to share best practices, identify how to improve digital services, and collaborate on common projects. You can read the Digital Nations Charter here.

Nov 4, 2022, 6:08:32 AM · 1 min read

By James

James is the Editor of Government Transformation Magazine, and has been covering digital government and public sector reform for 25 years. He also oversees the content for the award-winning Government Transformation Summit, the UK's longest-running public sector transformation event.