Podcasts Other Better Innovation Season 3, Ep.8: The Davos Talks, 2020 - Tomicah Tillemann: How can the public and private sectors, and civil society, create valuable digital public goods?

Season 3, Ep.8: The Davos Talks, 2020 - Tomicah Tillemann: How can the public and private sectors, and civil society, create valuable digital public goods?

Published: Feb. 6, 2020, 12:28 a.m.

Every January, The World Economic Forum holds its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The goal is to improve the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas. As part of our \u201cDavos Talks 2020 \u201d series, Jeffrey Saviano is bringing us 6 episodes from and inspired by his time in Davos.\xa0

Government agencies across the globe are tackling 21st century problems with outdated systems \u2014 and it\u2019s little wonder that the associated public trust is at an all-time low. In today\u2019s episode, Jeff explores open-source innovation in the public sector with Tomicah Tillemann, Executive Director of the Digital Impact and Governance Initiative (DIGI) at New America.

Tomicah explains how collaborative open-source platforms can help the public sector effectively administer taxes, better allocate resources, and fight corruption. According to Tomicah, strategic partnerships with the private sector and civil society can help governments fund, develop and implement new technologies \u2014 allowing them to better serve evolving public needs and restore trust in their programs.