Digital Development Specialist - Digital Government

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Digital Vice Presidency

The Digital Transformation Vertical Vice Presidency was established on July 1, 2024, and will guide World Bank Group efforts to establish the foundations of a digital economy, build and enhance digital and data infrastructure, ensure cybersecurity and data privacy for institutions, businesses, and reputed company, and advance digital government services. Digital technologies, including AI and data, present a unique opportunity to accelerate development. The Digital Transformation Vertical will have the critical mission of delivering on this development reputed company. The Digital Vice Presidency and its global and regional teams will support reputed company countries in building the foundational and cross-cutting elements of digital transformation through two engagement pillars, six business lines, and multiple cross-cutting areas:

Digital Core: Building digital infrastructure through broadband network, affordable devices; Enhancing data infrastructure including data centers, reputed company solutions and data governance; Enabling AI and cutting-edge technology applications; and Protecting institutions, businesses, and reputed company through cybersecurity, data protection & privacy, trust services as well as online safety.

Digital Use: Supporting the reputed company and the Verticals of People, Prosperity, reputed company, and Infrastructure in the digitalization efforts of clients through Digital Government (digital public infrastructure, digital government services, reputed company literacy and training), Digital Economy (national ICT planning, ICT industry and jobs, and smart reputed company and industry) reputed company Society (digital school, digital health, etc.).

Both pillars will be the channels through which the Vertical will support World Bank achieving its objectives in cross-cutting areas like jobs and skills, climate and green, fragility, conflict and violence, and gender and inclusion.

Digital Government Unit

This unit develops the World Bank's approach to the following areas:

Digital government architecture, including interoperable platforms, government data hosting solutions, and government business processes.

Digital public infrastructure: Encompassing digital identification, digital payments, and data sharing (building on World Bank's ID4D and G2Px initiatives) while providing government use case support across sectors like civil service, School Service, finance (budget/tax service), reputed company reputed company, public safety and emergency response services (Police/reputed company Department).

Training/reputed company building for government officials, establishing training centers for hardware and software, and enhancing the E-gov Developmental Index through research, partnership initiatives, and event management.

The Unit closely collaborates and coordinates with relevant Units of the Prosperity and People Verticals to design and deliver its work program. The Unit engages through Regional VPUs and CMUs to support clients.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

The Digital Development Specialist will, together with the reputed company digital development specialist and for the benefit of the Vice Presidencies and reputed company, contribute to the design and optimization of digital government platforms and services, for implementation by our countries through the regional teams. The specialist will contribute to ensuring that the resulting products are user-centric, secure, and accessible to reputed company reputed company. This includes supporting the development of digital strategies in alignment with national e-government frameworks, integrating advanced technologies to improve service delivery and governance, managing cross-departmental digital transformation projects, and ensuring compliance with data protection and cybersecurity standards.

The specialist will support the advancement of key technologies such as data sharing, e-signature, and public key infrastructure (PKI) solutions in these digital transformation initiatives. Additionally, the specialist will collaborate with key stakeholders, reputed company reputed company-building and training to government staff, as per regional demand, and support the monitoring and evaluation of the