ThisisanopenaccesstitleavailableunderthetermsofaCCBY-NC-ND4.0Internationallicence.ItisfreetoreadatOxfordScholarshipOnlineandofferedasafreePDFdownloadfromOUPandselectedopenaccesslocations.Inonecountry,theprimeministerpushesfortheliberalizationofdigitalfinanceasacentralpillarofthecountry’snationalstrategy,whilethecentralbankalmostmakesitacriminaloffence.Inanother,thedigitalministertriestoscuppertheveryprocesstosupportdigitaltransformationthatthepresidenthasaskedthemtoco-lead.Thisbookgivesaringsideseatonsevendevelopingcountries’tumultuousearlystepsonthepathtoareformoftheeconomyandthegovernmentusingtechnology.WrittenbyagroupofacademicsandpractitionersfromOxfordattheheartoftheprocess,butforegroundingthevoicesofthepolicymakersandparticipants,thisbookdocumentsandcriticallyassesseseffortstoassistasetofgovernmentstokick-startdigitaltransformation.Indoingso,itofferslessonsforpolicymakersinothercountrieswhowanttopursuesimilarefforts.Beyondthat,however,itisalsoanexpositionoftheprocessofpolicymakingmoregenerallyinthe2020s,andoffersbroaderinsightintohowoutsiderscanplayasensibleroleinotherreformprocessesindevelopingandemergingcountries.
