State as a Platform
Data Governance and Data Quality; Human-centered AI
noun phrase
Definition: A governance and digital-infrastructure approach in which the state provides reusable platforms and common components such as identity, payments, data exchange, and service layers that enable interoperable public services and broader innovation across the public and private sectors [OECD, Shaping the Future of Regulators].
Example in context: “Therefore, the concept of the state as a platform concerns not only technical steps to introduce innovative technology in the public sector but provides for a rethinking of the role of public administration in the social and economic context of the country.” [Dunaiev et al. 2023]
Synonym: State-as-Platform, government platform model
Related terms: digital public infrastructure; platform state; interoperable public digital services