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Tech Front · Public Services

Public Services Front.

Digital government, identity and service quality.

Citizen using a digital government service kiosk in a modern civic building

The challenge

Why this Front exists.

The quality of public services determines whether other reforms land. Digital government, identity and service quality remain among the most consequential — and most under-built — areas of work on the continent.

The Public Services Front backs builders working with ministries and agencies on the infrastructure beneath modern government.

Where we're focusing

Briefs we're scoping with partners.

Digital government

Service portals, back-office systems and the rails of e-government.

Identity

Foundational and functional ID systems and the services built on them.

Service quality

Citizen feedback, performance management and the operational layer of services.

Public finance

Tax, payments and budget systems that lift state capacity.

How it runs

Six to nine months, from brief to deployment.

  • Challenge brief

    Co-authored with sector partners who own the problem.

  • Cohort build

    Selected teams prototype in context — not in a slide deck.

  • Field trial

    Solutions tested with real users in real settings.

  • Procurement bridge

    Working products handed to the partners who can buy them.

Who we're looking for

Partners that can help us build this Front.

  • Ministries and agencies
  • Digital identity authorities
  • Civic-tech operators
  • DFIs and bilateral funders
  • Universities and policy institutes

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