Experiments catalogue

What is this Catalogue

This is a collection of case studies from nine African local authorities, who have been conducting pioneering in-house experiments to test whether their ideas for new digital public services within their municipalities might be feasible, sustainable, and welcome amongst citizens.

Since 2019, these local authorities have been part of ASToN, a pan-African digital transformation network based on the principles of peer learning and developing the skills to implement digital transformation projects within local authority administrations.

Each case study presents how a local authority has conducted a specific experiment to test an assumption about their proposed innovation and subsequently used insights from that experiment to progress their ideas. We hope that this Catalogue informs and inspires other local authorities who are looking to experiment with digital transformation projects themselves.