Measuring digital transformation? Get real.

Senior Associate Annie Kilroy explores the limitations in how digital transformation has been measured and outlines recommendations for how to better assess the value and impact of digital transformation.
Challenging Pessimists—and Optimists—to Reimagine Data and Power

Josh Powell and Jenna Slotin reflect on the Data Values Project and building a movement for change in data for development.
Designing Data Visualizations: Merging Best Practices and Design Thinking

DG has been co-designing data visualizations with partners and stakeholders for over a decade. Thinking about the ways people process information is crucial to developing easy-to-understand data visualizations. In this post, we examine best practices for incorporating user-centered design into our data visualization outputs.
Democratizing Digital or Digitizing Democracy?

The 2023 OGP Summit in Tallinn, Estonia featured a number of discussions centered on open government in the digital age. While the use of digital tools in government is far from a new idea, the COVID-19 pandemic spurred a rapid expansion of this practice, with leaders quickly adapting to remote environments through digitizing government processes
The Future of Technology Governance and Global Development: Why DG Brought DataReady In-house

DG is excited to announce we now have more robust data governance advisory services with the recent integration of DataReady.