Apolitical Announces World's 100 Most Influential People in Digital Government for 2018

• You can see the list by following this link, which will go live when the embargo breaks
• This is the inaugural annual list
• Top 20 Includes: Malcolm Turnbull, Audrey Tang, Martha Lane Fox, Tim Berners-Lee, Jennifer Pahlka and Evgeny Morozov
• Categories include Academia, Politics, Third Sector, National Government, Local/Regional Government and Business
• Nominations were received from digital government experts at 15 national digital services, The Alan Turing Institute, the OECD, the UN, Future Cities Catapult, USAID, Open Government Partnership
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  LONDON - 08/08/2018 (PRESS RELEASE JET)

Wednesday the 8th of August: Apolitical, a global policy platform, today announced its inaugural list of the world’s 100 Most Influential People in Digital Government for 2018.

The list is the first of its kind to show the full international spread of innovative work in the field, celebrating world-beating individuals from every continent. South America, East Asia and smaller European nations emerge among the most dynamic regions. Public servants from all levels of government appear alongside representatives of the private and third sectors and academia. Everyone included has exerted outsize influence on the transition to digital governments, whether through policymaking, research, advocacy or other means.

All of them work to ensure the services government provides make full use of the opportunities offered by digital technology — while avoiding the pitfalls. Those in the top 20 include: Malcolm Turnbull, Audrey Tang, Martha Lane Fox, Tim Berners-Lee, Jennifer Pahlka and Evgeny Morozov.

The 100 Most Influential People Working in Digital Government were curated from nominations from hundreds of digital government experts from leading organisations, including 14 national digital services, The Alan Turing Institute, the OECD, the UN, Future Cities Catapult, USAID, and the Open Government Partnership.

Apolitical expects the annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in Digital Government to highlight what’s working in digital government, and through the work of those named to provide both a snapshot and a road map for the future of digital policy.

“People working in digital government often go unrecognised by the wider public, yet the work they do is vital as both the opportunities and risks of digital technologies increase” said Apolitical CEO Robyn Scott. “It’s a been a joy to produce this list recognising the most influential individuals in the field - including some incredible unsung heroes - from around the world.” 

About Apolitical: Apolitical is a global platform for governments that puts the best solutions at the fingertips of public servants, wherever they are in the world. The platform is used by public servants and policymakers in more than 120 countries to connect with each other and to find original and curated content about what’s working in policymaking around the world including on topics such as digital government and government innovation.

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