Government #digitaltransformation #goodgovernance #SDGs #citizenwellbeing #smartprosperity Executive VP Strategy & Innovation @freebalance
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Proprietary #ERP language for #AgenticAI? Is more vendor #lockin wise? news.sap.com/2026/11/abap-pl… #SAP #ABAP
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The realization of #lockin vs #digitalsovereignty causing governments to rethink prevailing race to the #cloud
Vendor hype suggests governments embrace #SaaS for cloud benefits and #DigitalTransformation. However, our white paper by @dalytics highlights the need for tailored #CloudComputing solutions over generic SaaS.
Read more: bit.ly/4rMBS3K
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Vendor hype suggests governments embrace #SaaS for cloud benefits and #DigitalTransformation. However, our white paper by @dalytics highlights the need for tailored #CloudComputing solutions over generic SaaS.
Read more: bit.ly/4rMBS3K
.@SAP adopts latest magic bullet; how can customers & the market keep up with positioning changes? theregister.com/2026/03/24/s…
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.@SAP customer coercion towards #cloud isn’t working. It’s no wonder after decades of selling complexity & so many failed magic bullets to reduce customization theregister.com/2026/03/19/s…
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Yet another sad example of #ERP #fail in government. COTS software designed for the private sector sucks public funds away from policy priorities while increasing #technicaldebt theregister.com/2026/03/16/w…
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completed 9 intense days of @freebalance training of 10 young global #prosperity champions selected from 700. @PietraCEO led the last 2 days to demonstrate importance of our #glocal (global/local) approach to giving back - a strategic inflection point for young professionals
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Governments who want to progressively activate #publicfinances #PFM choose @freebalance across the development spectrum, including advanced economies who recognize need to support future reforms
Bougainville selects FreeBalance to lead PFM reform & digital transformation. The new system will boost transparency, decentralize service delivery & build lasting institutional capacity.
freebalance.com/en/press-rel…
#GovTech #PFM #DigitalTransformation #Bougainville #PublicFinance
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#GovTechForum pitch to join @worldbank #Innovation Global Partnership program worldbank.org/en/programs/go…
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How to convince government officials that #AI benefits their constituents?
Start small! Pilots & sandbox testing build trust & show impact. Alan Jiménez, Vice Minister of Public Admin, Dominican Republic #GovTechForum
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Identity, payments, and data exchange are the core pillars of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), essential for modern society. These components should be shared and reused to lower the costs of public services. @daeaves, Assoc Prof & Dep Co-Director at
@IIPP_UCL. #GovTechForum
.@tadej_gabrijel: #Slovenia government was lucky thanks to lots of good quality databases going back in time - sometimes a good thing to have #silos #GovTechForum
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Louise Holden of @VISA traditional government #procurement #eGP results in acquiring obsolete tech & is far away from the possible #GovTechForum
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Ayanda Hlatshwayo: takes a long time to work with data to enable #policymaking #GovTechForum
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Chiara Bronchi of @WorldBank: it’s not public sector for data - it’s data from the public sector; the public sector has always used data but now we have vast amounts of digital data #GovTechForum
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.@vkoulolias describes data-driven decisions for wildlife: #Botswana has the highest world population of #Elephants #GovTechForum
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.@vkoulolias: how do you move #Botswana from mineral-based to knowledge-based economy? First stage: digital infrastructure followed by a national data strategy #GovTechForum
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