20 remarkable digital government leaders interviewed in the book:
Dr Aisha Bin Bishr, Dubai / United Arab Emirates – former Director General of Smart Dubai
Alex Benay, Canada – former Government CIO / Deputy Minister at Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Anna-Maija Karjalainen, Finland – former Government CIO / Director General of Public Sector ICT at Ministry of Finance
Barry Lowry, Ireland – Government CIO at Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Bolor-Erdene Battsengel, Mongolia – Secretary of State at Ministry of Digital Development and Communications
Chan Cheow Hoe, Singapore – Government Chief Digital Technology Officer / Deputy Chief Executive of Government Technology Agency
Daniel Abadie, Argentina – former Undersecretary of Digital Government at Presidencia de la Nación
Diego Piacentini, Italy – former Government Commissioner for Digital Transformation
Hillary Hartley, Ontario / Canada – Chief Digital and Data Officer / Deputy Minister of Ontario Digital Service
Innocent Bagamba Muhizi, Rwanda – CEO of Rwanda Information Society Authority
José Clastornik, Uruguay – former Executive Director of AGESIC (National Agency for e-Government and Information Society)
Lars Frelle-Petersen, Denmark – former Director General at Danish Agency for Digitisation (DIGST)
Luis Felipe Monteiro, Brazil – former Digital Government Secretary at Ministry of Economy
Mike Bracken, United Kingdom – former Executive Director of Digital at Cabinet Office, co-founder of Government Digital Service
Pedro Silva Dias, Portugal – former CEO of Administrative Modernization Agency (AMA)
Randall Brugeaud, Australia – former CEO of Digital Transformation Agency (DTA)
Shai-Lee Spiegelman, Israel – former CEO of Digital Israel
Taavi Kotka, Estonia – former Government CIO at Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Tim Occleshaw, New Zealand – former Deputy Government Chief Digital Officer at Department of Internal Affairs
Yolanda Martínez, Mexico – former Chief of Digital Government Unit / National Digital Strategy Coordinator at Presidencia de la República
They were chosen because they have been remarkable as leaders in digital transformation field and because they have shown a remarkable track record of leading digital government to progress in their countries. Another criterion was that the person would be insightful as an individual and as a leader, and effective as a manager. Somebody we could really learn from.
All of the twenty have inspiring stories to tell and real-life experiences to share.