Barbara Ubaldi

Barbara-Chiara Ubaldi is the Head of the Digital Government and Data Unit and the deputy Head of Division, in the Division on Innovative, Digital and Open Governments within the OECD Public Governance Directorate.

Barbara leads the work on the digital transformation of governments, which includes any initiative leveraging digital technologies and data (including AI) to enhance openness, efficiency and innovation in governments. She is responsible for country reviews, for monitoring the implementation of the OECD Recommendations on Digital Government Strategies, on Enhancing Access to and Sharing of Data, and on Digital Identity, as well as for the OECD OURdata Index and Digital Government Index.

Barbara served for eight years as Programme Officer within the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. She gathered extensive experience working on ICT, data and knowledge management for development. A Fulbright Scholar, Barbara holds a M.S. on Public Administration from Northeastern University in Boston. Apolitical listed Barbara among the 2018 and 2019 TOP 20 most influential figures on Digital Government worldwide.