Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Spring 2021 : Data, Digitalization, and Governance

Governments play a critical role in the economies of Europe and Central Asia, where government expenditures are close to 40 percent of gross domestic product and the public sector accounts for nearly 27 percent of total employment, which is almost twice the global average. The public sector often at...

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Main Author:	World Bank
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Subjects:	GOVERNANCE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FISCAL TRENDS DIGITALIZATION DIGITAL ECONOMY GOVERNMENT DATA PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT PANDEMIC RESPONSE ECONOMIC SHOCK FORECAST
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spelling	okr-10986-352732021-05-18T05:11:21Z Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Spring 2021 : Data, Digitalization, and Governance World Bank GOVERNANCE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FISCAL TRENDS DIGITALIZATION DIGITAL ECONOMY GOVERNMENT DATA PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT PANDEMIC RESPONSE ECONOMIC SHOCK FORECAST Governments play a critical role in the economies of Europe and Central Asia, where government expenditures are close to 40 percent of gross domestic product and the public sector accounts for nearly 27 percent of total employment, which is almost twice the global average. The public sector often attracts some of the best educated workers in the region. And support for a larger public sector is increasing due to aging populations and their growing health care and long-term care needs, rising inequality and greater support for redistribution, and increasing expenditures as governments address the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis. The significant role that government plays underscores the importance of the quality of governance in determining productivity and growth and effectively responding to the region’s economic and social challenges. Digital technology and the data revolution offer the potential to increase efficiency, transparency, responsiveness, and citizen trust, directly impacting the quality of government. Across the world, the quality of government is increasingly informed by the extent to which governments harness digital tools and GovTech to optimize management, service delivery, and overall state capacity. Technology and data are also key for fostering collaboration between governments and civil society to improve public sector efficiency and service delivery. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the costs associated with delaying digitalization and GovTech implementation and the opportunities that lie in public sector modernization. 2021-03-16T15:13:29Z 2021-03-16T15:13:29Z 2021-03-30 Serial https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/754881617254389792/europe-and-central-asia-economic-update-spring-2021-data-digitalization-and-governance 978-1-4648-1698-7 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35273 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Central Asia Eastern Europe Europe and Central Asia
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topic	GOVERNANCE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FISCAL TRENDS DIGITALIZATION DIGITAL ECONOMY GOVERNMENT DATA PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT PANDEMIC RESPONSE ECONOMIC SHOCK FORECAST
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description	Governments play a critical role in the economies of Europe and Central Asia, where government expenditures are close to 40 percent of gross domestic product and the public sector accounts for nearly 27 percent of total employment, which is almost twice the global average. The public sector often attracts some of the best educated workers in the region. And support for a larger public sector is increasing due to aging populations and their growing health care and long-term care needs, rising inequality and greater support for redistribution, and increasing expenditures as governments address the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis. The significant role that government plays underscores the importance of the quality of governance in determining productivity and growth and effectively responding to the region’s economic and social challenges. Digital technology and the data revolution offer the potential to increase efficiency, transparency, responsiveness, and citizen trust, directly impacting the quality of government. Across the world, the quality of government is increasingly informed by the extent to which governments harness digital tools and GovTech to optimize management, service delivery, and overall state capacity. Technology and data are also key for fostering collaboration between governments and civil society to improve public sector efficiency and service delivery. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the costs associated with delaying digitalization and GovTech implementation and the opportunities that lie in public sector modernization.
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title	Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Spring 2021 : Data, Digitalization, and Governance
title_short	Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Spring 2021 : Data, Digitalization, and Governance
title_full	Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Spring 2021 : Data, Digitalization, and Governance
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Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Spring 2021 : Data, Digitalization, and Governance

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