About the workshop

Advancing Structural Transformation and Enhancing Resilience through Digital Transformation

Background and objectives

The workshop supports Timor-Leste's national digital transformation assessment and the identification of strategic priorities, actionable recommendations and an implementation roadmap.

The program combines a series of online sessions (Track 1) with a three-day in-person workshop in Dili (Track 2).

Two tracks

Participants attending Track 1 are expected to participate in Track 2 as well.

Track 1

Online sessions

Seven online sessions in November 2026, from 10:00 to 12:00 Timor-Leste time. The sessions support the digital government team in developing a blueprint for a selected digital public service use case.

Across the seven sessions the program covers:

Identification of a priority digital service
Analysis of existing service processes
Service improvement
Interoperability
Digital building blocks
Blueprint development
Validation

Track 2

In-person workshop

A three-day in-person workshop in Dili, Timor-Leste, on 9–11 December 2026.

Track 2 focuses on:

The Whole-of-Government Approach (WoGA)
Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)
GovStack
Interoperability
Digital service design
Cybersecurity
Data governance
Implementation of digital government services

The workshop also provides an opportunity to present and review the digital service blueprint developed during Track 1.

National digital transformation assessment

The assessment considers three dimensions.

Access
Adoption
Value Creation

Expected outputs

Strategic priorities for digital transformation in Timor-Leste
Actionable recommendations
An implementation roadmap

Intended participants

Government: Representatives from ministries, government agencies and public institutions: department heads and above, and technical personnel working on ICT, digital government and public service delivery.
Development partners: Representatives from the United Nations, development partners and other participating organizations.
Private sector: Representatives from telecommunications, technology companies and other relevant private-sector organizations.

Participant profile

Department heads and above
Technical personnel involved in ICT, digital government, public service delivery, data management, cybersecurity and digital transformation

Ideally five representatives from each participating institution, including senior officials and relevant technical personnel, where feasible.

Organisers and collaborating institutions

Organized by

Ministry of Transport and Communications of Timor-Leste (MTC)
International Telecommunication Union (opens in a new tab) (ITU)

In collaboration with

Official names and institutional branding are subject to confirmation by the organizers.