This article is authored by Gustavo Maia, Founder & CEO, Colab.

• Many economies around the world remain hamstrung by outdated bureaucracies and siloed legacy systems.
  
  

• Governments must embrace digital public infrastructure and GovTech if they are to consistently deliver inclusive, efficient and accountable public services.
  
  

• Some of the most promising examples of digital public infrastructure and GovTech adoption come from the Global South, with Brazil leading the way.