ITU has developed a series of national country reviews on collaborative digital regulation, in partnership with government authorities, national stakeholders and recognized experts. Based on ITU's established evidence-based tools, the ICT Regulatory Tracker and the G5 Benchmark, the country reviews offer a comprehensive assessment of the regulatory and governance frameworks, policies, and practices in each studied country.
Each country assessment is unique in focusing on the specificities of national regulatory and institutional frameworks for digital markets to thrive and on collaborative governance. While all country reviews follow a similar methodology, the process of developing the study is necessarily highly collaborative and tailored to the country’s specific needs and priorities. For each country, the reviews capture hard-won gains, and provide actionable insights and pointers of immense value to other countries eyeing a similar path as they navigate the rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Country reviews
 | As South Africa adopts reforms to further strengthen its economy across multiple sectors, this country review presents the policy, legislative, and governance frameworks that are enabling South Africa’s digital transformation. It includes a review of key institutions and collaborative digital regulation practices, as well as common themes related to digital sector policies and frameworks.
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 | As a leader in Africa, already a G4 regulator and at the G5 advanced state of readiness for digital transformation, Nigeria has the opportunity to pave the way to becoming a leading G5 country, embracing policy cohesion and lean governance, and unlocking the potential of digital transformation to deliver on the national development agenda.
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 | Recent reforms led by government agencies and ministries have provided positive results in enabling the national digital economy, and in 2021, Colombia joined the group of 60 countries to reach an advanced level of preparedness for digital transformation according to the ITU G5 Benchmark.
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 | Over the last few years, Kenya has developed a comprehensive set of digital policies and strategies to move the country’s digital economy forward. The Communications Authority has prioritized regulatory reforms of benefit to the broader digital economy, rather than the ICT sector alone.
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 | A series of recent initiatives have sustained progress in Brazil’s digital transformation, leveraging G5 collaborative digital regulation to achieve ambitious policy goals. The Federal Government of Brazil has embarked on a path towards the complete digitalization of its services, a wide-ranging process triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 | Egypt has prioritized digital transformation in recent years, in line with an economy-wide sustainable development strategy. The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) play key roles in enabling the ongoing digital transformation of the economy, including engaging in collaborative regulation activities and other joint projects with other ministries and regulatory authorities in Egypt.
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 | Saudi Arabia has made significant strides over the last few years to modernize its information and communications technology (ICT) sector. In line with national policy, the country has focused on increasing competition in the market and improving regulatory flexibility, transparency, and collaboration.
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 | This study was one of the first in the series of case studies on collaborative regulation and focused on the institutional and regulatory frameworks of the telecommunications sector and the development of ICTs in Senegal.
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 | This work is one of the first in the series of case studies on collaborative regulation and focused on the institutional and regulatory frameworks of the telecommunications/ICT sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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 | To navigate digital transformation, Mexico has embraced the new regulatory paradigm that seeks to fast forward digital transformation for all – and that paradigm is embodied in the concept of collaborative digital regulation.
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 | Despite its small population, Rwanda is a regional leader, whose economic performance is attributed to strong leadership, structural reform, significant investments in education and infrastructure and a clear focus on creating a good investment climate.
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 | Tanzania has undertaken many measures and facilitated several projects that demonstrate a commitment to using ICTs for development and continuously enhancing collaboration across government and with national stakeholders.
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 | Romania’s institutional and regulatory framework is built upon the collaborative mindset. Institutions have appropriate mandates and decision-making powers, understand the value of collaboration and are seeking to make it efficient leveraging collaborative digital governance.
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 | Moldova has been working on improving legislative mechanisms, institutional governance and collaborative digital regulation to support digitization and sustainable economic development across economic sectors.
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