Today, Administrator Samantha Power announced that USAID is exploring ways in which partner countries, including Colombia, Kosovo, and Zambia, can transform the way people connect with their government through the adoption of e-government tools. This announcement follows Administrator Power’s commitment in January 2023 that the United States would provide at least $650,000 to help jumpstart the adoption of systems like Ukraine’s Diia platform, which connects more than 19 million Ukranians with more than 120 government services, and the digital technology services that underpin them. It launches the first phase of USAID’s effort to support partner countries in completing technical assessments and other steps necessary to develop a one-stop shop app for government services, and potentially scale components of the Diia infrastructure. Today’s announcement was made at the first-ever Diia in DC event, where Administrator Power and Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov highlighted Diia and spoke about USAID’s longtime support and investment in Ukraine’s digital transformation. They were joined by Ukraine’s Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova, Visa’s Chairman of the Board of Directors Al Kelly, Editor-at-Large for New York Magazine Kara Swisher, and Chair of Eurasia Foundation’s Board of Trustees Pamela Spratlen. Launched […]