Australia earns global A-rank and Top 5 spot in digital transformation
Australia's top-5 GovTech ranking provides external validation of the DTA's digital strategy - including AI governance frameworks - useful context for agencies framing their own capability narratives.
Key points
- Australia ranked 5th globally in the World Bank's 2025 GovTech Maturity Index with a score of 98.5%.
- AI governance is cited as a contributing factor - the APS AI Plan and AI policy are listed among enabling initiatives.
- This is primarily a digital transformation milestone; AI is one thread among several, not the central subject.
Implications for Australian agencies
- Consider Agencies developing AI or digital strategy narratives could consider referencing Australia's GovTech Maturity Index result as external validation of the APS's digital governance posture.
- Monitor Policy teams may want to monitor the World Bank's full index release for benchmarking data on peer countries' AI and digital governance enablers.
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"Australia earns global A-rank and Top 5 spot in digital transformation"
Source: DTA – Media Releases
Published: 19 December 2025
URL: https://www.dta.gov.au/articles/australia-earns-global-rank-and-top-5-spot-digital-transformation
The World Bank's 2025 GovTech Maturity Index ranks Australia 5th globally with a score of 98.5%, up from 81.1% in 2022. The DTA attributes the improvement to investments across four index categories: core government systems, public service delivery, digital citizen engagement, and GovTech enablers. AI governance contributions are cited in the enablers category, with the Policy for the Responsible Use of AI in Government and the APS AI Plan listed as factors. The DTA notes further initiatives - including the new Whole-of-Government Cloud Policy (effective July 2026) and the BuyICT platform - are expected to build further capability.
Implications for Australian agencies:
- [Consider] Agencies developing AI or digital strategy narratives could consider referencing Australia's GovTech Maturity Index result as external validation of the APS's digital governance posture.
- [Monitor] Policy teams may want to monitor the World Bank's full index release for benchmarking data on peer countries' AI and digital governance enablers.
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