Federalism and Digitalization: Doing Digital Differently

What do the experiences of digitalization in different federations tell us about developing digital governance in federal countries? And what lessons are there for policymakers and citizens in an increasingly digital world? In the final episode in our series on federalism and digitalization, we're joined by André Lecours , Eric Champagne and the Forum's own Jamie Thomas , to talk about why federalism can be a barrier or facilitator in digitalization processes, and how and why federal countries do digital differently. Read the full comparative chapter by Jamie M. Thomas, Felix Knüpling, and Diana Chebenova now! Download the complete Forum of Federations Handbook on Digitalization of Public Administration in Federal Countries for free! Check out the Forum's other work on digitalization and federalism . Follow the Forum on LinkedIn , X , Facebook and YouTube for more great content on federalism and multilevel governance! Get in touch with the podcast! Send us your thoughts on this minisode, as well as ideas for future topics you’d like us to cover to podcast@forumfed.org . Written and hosted by Liam Whittington . Produced by Liam Whittington.

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Federalism and Digitalization: Doing Digital Differently is an episode from ForumFedCast by Forum of Federations.

This episode is 44:17 long.

This episode was published on Mar 30, 2026.

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