13 Principles for Digital Transformation for Development – DX4D

What good-practice principles can be drawn from the literature on digital-transformation-for-development (DX4D)? “Digital transformation” has become something of a buzz term within international development, with recent release of DX4D policies, strategies, reports, briefings, programmes and projects. Alongside this comes a growing body of more academic literature. From a review of that literature – learning from both shortcomings and insights – a multi-disciplinary, multi-national team from the University of Manchester’s Centre for Digital Development, drew out a list of 13 DX4D principles. We do not claim these to be the last word on the subject. Instead, they can be used as a starting point for DX4D evaluation. Intended particularly for use in DX4D research and consulting – targeting especially how we understand DX4D – the principles could also be modified for analysis of DX4D policies and strategies; a task on which we are currently working. These principles are seen as a starting point, and we welcome suggestions for amendments and additions to guide DX4D research and consulting. PRINCIPLE 1: DX4D should incorporate a (single) definition of digital transformation. It is surprising how many documents talk about digital transformation without ever defining what it means. (Our simple definition of DX4D: “radical […]

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