Digital Government Outlook 2026: Hungary
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This country note presents an overview of the digital government landscape in Hungary drawing on the results of the 2025 OECD Digital Government Index (DGI) and the 2025 OECD OURdata Index. The note outlines key policy developments in the country observed during the assessment period. It aims to inform policy dialogue and support Hungary in advancing a whole-of-government approach to digital transformation in the public sector.
In the 2025 edition of the OECD Digital Government Index, Hungary attained a score of 0.60, below the OECD average of 0.70. This represents a 0.11 increase since 2023 (Figure 1).
Hungary recorded higher scores in Data-driven Public Sector (0.75), compared with OECD average of 0.74. These results show that Hungary has advanced in leveraging data for decision-making.
Hungary scored below the OECD average in Government as a Platform (0.55 vs 0.71), Open by Default (0.49 vs 0.59), Proactiveness (0.52 vs 0.67), Digital by Design (0.60 vs 0.75) and User-Driven (0.70 vs 0.71). This means that Hungary still has room for improvement in developing shared platforms, promoting openness and transparency, and further integrating digital technologies across government.
Hungary has established a comprehensive data interoperability platform through the Central Governmental Service Bus (KKSZB). Launched in 2018, KKSZB provides standardised connections between national base registries and public administration systems, enabling secure and transparent data exchange. In 2025, new data provision services launched through the Digital Citizenship Program framework, including consent-based data sharing (HAASZ) and automatic data change notifications (ÁÉSZ), further extend citizen-centred service capabilities.
A comprehensive service design framework has been established through the Digital Citizenship Program (DÁP). The programme provides a centralised Design System with components and guidelines for user interfaces, service design standards for user-centred services, UX audit capabilities, and accessibility tools. An analytics methodology and reporting interface support monitoring of user behaviour across e-government services. Within this framework, the life-events project restructures services around citizens' real situations, grounded in user research and iterative feedback.
Recent legal reforms are strengthening the institutional framework for public sector data management in Hungary. A 2025 amendment to Act CI of 2023 on the utilisation of national data assets enables the National Data Asset Management Agency to request data from public bodies, enhancing its capacity to provide consolidated data services across government.
While Hungary performs well in areas such as financing and monitoring, broader components of its digital investment framework could be strengthened. Ex-post cost-benefit analysis, a common impact evaluation methodology, a GovTech strategy and a standardised project management model are not yet in place. Developing these elements could enhance oversight and accountability.
Hungary's AI framework also presents opportunities for development. Transparency instruments, dedicated oversight bodies, and broader AI deployment across government are not yet fully in place. Strengthening these capabilities could support more accountable and widespread AI adoption in public services.
The OECD Digital Government Outlook (DGO) provides a comprehensive assessment of digital government policies across OECD Members and accession candidate countries. It draws on the results of the 2025 OECD Digital Government Index (DGI) and the 2025 OECD Open, Useful and Re-usable Data (OURdata) Index to evaluate progress and identify persistent gaps in digital transformation across the public sector.
The DGI assesses the enabling foundations for digital transformation across six dimensions: Digital by Design, Data-driven Public Sector, Government as a Platform, Open by Default, User-Driven and Proactiveness. Rather than measuring the digitalisation of specific services, the DGI focuses on the strategies, policy levers, implementation practices and monitoring mechanisms that enable coherent, whole-of-government digital transformation.
The OURdata Index benchmarks the robustness of open government data policies across three pillars: data availability, data accessibility and government support for data re-use. It supports policymakers in monitoring the design and implementation of national open government data policies.
Both indices were developed with OECD Member countries through the OECD Working Party of Senior Digital Government Officials (E-Leaders) and approved by the OECD Public Governance Committee.
Figure 1: The 2025 DGI OECD average does not include Germany and the United States. 2025 data cover the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024. The 2023 OECD average does not include Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Switzerland and the United States. 2023 data cover the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 October 2022. The composite score is the unweighted average of the six-dimension scores.
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The full book is available in English: OECD (2026), Digital Government Outlook 2026: From Foundations to Transformational Impact, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/0496b2bc-en.
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