About the Department
Public infrastructure for a digital government.
The Digital Development Department builds and runs the shared systems that let every government service work online — securely, consistently, and in one place.
Our mandate
We exist to make government digital services trustworthy by default.
Established in 2026 under the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications, the Department sets the standards, operates the shared platforms, and coordinates the agencies that deliver public services online. The work is deliberately invisible: when it succeeds, people simply reach the service they need.
What we do
Shared platforms, run as public infrastructure
Government login, the service gateway, and digital document signing are operated centrally so agencies don't rebuild the same foundations. Each platform is monitored around the clock and held to a published service standard.
How we work
Standards first, built with the agencies that use them
Every guideline — accessibility, security, data protection — is drafted openly, tested with the departments that will adopt it, and published in full. Compliance is supported, not assumed.
Who we serve
The public, through the institutions they already trust
Citizens rarely interact with the Department directly. We equip ministries, regional offices, and public bodies to offer clear, consistent digital services under their own names.
Principles
What guides the work
Trustworthy by default
Security, privacy, and accessibility are requirements from the first line of code — never features added later.
Plain and legible
Clear language, generous space, and honest framing. No inflated claims, no clutter.
Built to be shared
Every platform and standard is designed for reuse across government, so the effort is spent once.
Leadership
Who leads the Department
![[Name]](/_image?href=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A8000%2Fstorage%2Fjson-media%2F01a0d0c1-7b52-73dc-b81a-dd6975fdc2d2.jpg%3Fexpires%3D1791282443%26signature%3D1469d980c71770b0d713360cb5d17ec4f719fb9b9141524d1152844dbc01c9d3&w=380&h=475&q=high&f=webp&preset=crop-then-cover&presetOptions=%7B%22crop%22%3A%7B%22x%22%3A228%2C%22y%22%3A0%2C%22width%22%3A544%2C%22height%22%3A680%7D%2C%22original%22%3A%7B%22width%22%3A1000%2C%22height%22%3A680%7D%7D&presetVersion=1)
[Name]
Director General
Sets the Department's direction and represents it across government.
![[Name]](/_image?href=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A8000%2Fstorage%2Fjson-media%2F01a0d0c1-7b7f-7082-9330-7029eee50a08.jpg%3Fexpires%3D1791282443%26signature%3D0c1e7a418d74804a96474acaaada49cc5ca1b6bbeb01f256c1a030cabd18d35b&w=380&h=475&q=high&f=webp&preset=crop-then-cover&presetOptions=%7B%22crop%22%3A%7B%22x%22%3A228%2C%22y%22%3A0%2C%22width%22%3A544%2C%22height%22%3A680%7D%2C%22original%22%3A%7B%22width%22%3A1000%2C%22height%22%3A680%7D%7D&presetVersion=1)
[Name]
Deputy Director General, Platforms
Accountable for the shared systems the Department operates.
![[Name]](/_image?href=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A8000%2Fstorage%2Fjson-media%2F01a0d0c1-7bae-70f2-9b9a-4d734c0a75fd.jpg%3Fexpires%3D1791282443%26signature%3D1d0a05699b917c784809667b16a509d77f85cf416dc8462f09ab2168536aca0a&w=380&h=475&q=high&f=webp&preset=crop-then-cover&presetOptions=%7B%22crop%22%3A%7B%22x%22%3A228%2C%22y%22%3A0%2C%22width%22%3A544%2C%22height%22%3A680%7D%2C%22original%22%3A%7B%22width%22%3A1000%2C%22height%22%3A680%7D%7D&presetVersion=1)
[Name]
Deputy Director General, Standards
Leads the digital, security, and accessibility standards programme.
Milestones
How the Department took shape
The Department is established under the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications.
Government login and the national service gateway move to central operation.
The first public digital, accessibility, and data-protection standards are issued.
Digital document signing is extended across ministries. (planned)
Working with the Department
Agencies adopting a shared platform or standard can reach the onboarding team directly.