E-government Development Index (EGDI)

The United Nations E-Government Survey is published biennially by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) since 2001. The Survey assesses the e-government development status of all United Nations Member States. It measures the e-government performance of countries relative to one another. The Survey serves as a benchmarking and development tool for countries to learn from each other, identify areas of strength and challenges in e-government and shape their policies and strategies in the areas of sustainable development, public administration, digital government and Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) for development. Starting in 2018, the Survey also assessed the select city portals of the UN Member States by utilising the same methodology with the introduction of the Local Online Service Index (LOSI) since 2020.