Digital Government Outlook 2026: Lithuania
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This country note presents an overview of the digital government landscape in Lithuania 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 Lithuania in advancing a whole-of-government approach to digital transformation in the public sector.
In the 2025 edition of the OECD Digital Government Index, Lithuania attained a score of 0.61, below the OECD average of 0.70. This score remained stable since 2023 (Figure 1).
Lithuania recorded a higher score in Data-driven Public Sector (0.88), well above the OECD average of 0.74. This reflects Lithuania's strong performance in leveraging data as a strategic asset for public sector decision-making.
Lithuania scored below the OECD average in Proactiveness (0.49 vs 0.67), User-Driven (0.53 vs 0.71), Open by Default (0.56 vs 0.59), Government as a Platform (0.58 vs 0.71) and Digital by Design (0.60 vs 0.75). This means that Lithuania still has room for improvement across multiple dimensions, particularly in anticipating user needs, placing users at the centre of service design, and developing shared platforms for government-wide use.
In the 2025 edition of the OECD OURdata Index, Lithuania attained a score of 0.64, above the OECD average of 0.53 (Figure 2). This score remained stable since 2023.
Lithuania recorded higher scores in Data accessibility (0.88) and Data availability (0.60), compared with OECD averages of 0.67 and 0.53, respectively. These results reflect Lithuania's strong performance in ensuring the accessibility of government datasets through open formats and metadata standards.
Lithuania scored above the OECD average in Government support for data re-use (0.45 vs 0.40), though this remains its comparatively lowest pillar. This suggests that Lithuania could further strengthen mechanisms to actively promote the re-use of government data and measure its public value.
Lithuania has established a digital government governance structure led by the Ministry of Economy and Innovation under the National Progress Plan and the 2021–2030 State Digitalization Development Program. Co-ordination is ensured through the Digital Agenda Council, with external input from INFOBALT, the Window to the future (Langas į ateitį) Alliance, and the National Digital Coalition for Digital Skills for Jobs.
Ethical use of AI in Lithuania’s public sector is guided by a dedicated policy framework. The Seimas adopted in 2024 a Resolution on Principles for AI Use in the Public Sector, setting out governance arrangements and implementation measures for transparency, accountability, and responsible deployment. This is complemented by binding requirements under the EU AI Act.
Data interoperability in Lithuania is enabled by a comprehensive national platform. The State Information Resources Interoperability Platform combines an interoperability layer with the e-Government Gateway, providing a one-stop-shop for citizens, businesses, and public sector bodies to access all available public and administrative e-services.
While Lithuania performs well in service catalogues and user engagement tools, broader components of its human-centred services framework could be strengthened. In particular, service design standards, omni-channel delivery, digital impact consultations, performance metrics, and transaction cost measurement are not yet broadly developed. Strengthening these capabilities could support more consistent service quality.
Lithuania's digital talent framework also presents opportunities for development. A dedicated public sector digital talent strategy, training programmes covering core digital skills, and structured actions by the lead institution on workforce development remain limited. Strengthening these areas could support more systematic capability building across the public service.
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.
Figure 2: The 2025 and 2023 OURdata Index OECD average does not include Denmark, Hungary and the United States. 2025 data cover the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024. 2023 data cover the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021. The composite score is the unweighted average of the three-pillar 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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