2026-03-09 Governance Committee Meeting Notes
Mar 9, 2026
This page describes the GovStack meeting notes. We use this meeting page to both run the meeting and keep notes, actions and decisions.
To avoid long meeting where the current status of each report is read out, we ask all participants to read the links below before the meeting, add in any questions they may have and then ask them in the meeting. This will focus the meeting upon the questions, decisions and actions needed for greatest impact.
Participants -
ITU: @Van Wyk, Jody @Shukla, Ayush @Marushka Chocobar
GIZ: @Andrea Donath
DIAL:
EE: @Marika Popp @Kristo Vaher
Moderator: @Van Wyk, Jody
0. Celebrate
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GovStack Core Specifications 2.0 has been published | GovStack Architecture | Architecture | GovStack Specification | This update establishes a new structural foundation for our digital government architecture specifications. Actionable: Share the upcoming public communication with your CE team. Ensure they are aware and read it. Be tuned for the upcoming WG webinars. |
New versions to ID-umbrella BBs are released |
| New versions have been released following the first effort of the GovStack Initiative to provide a holistic approach to digital identity. A blogpost from @Mikael Linden and the CFID WG will be published soon. Share the announcement and new specifications to Country Engagement teams for them to get up to date with this model. Should they have any feedback or questions, please contact @Ali González or @David Higgins |
New Payments BB version 3.0 has been released. Looking for teams to test compliance and provide feedback |
| Payments BB has been updated at 3.0. This is a major release which means we need solutions to be tested against this specification. Actionable: We are looking at implementers or solutions to validate this spec. We are asking CE teams to reach the Payments WG by email or through the slack channel. Please contact @Ali González or @David Higgins |
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GovStack Workshop for Guinea Bissau | @Marushka Chocobar | The recent GovStack workshop in Guinea-Bissau was a success. More than 100 public officials participated, representing over 60% of the country’s ministries. In addition, one-to-one meetings took place with the leaders of five key public institutions: the Ministry of Public Administration, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Justice, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, the National Institute of Statistics and the National Institute of ICT. These engagements aimed to align the objectives of Guinea-Bissau’s National Digital Transformation Strategy with the value proposition offered by GovStack. The Guinea-Bissau project with ITU GovStack is part of the WARDIP (West Africa Regional Digital Integration Program) a regional initiative led primarily by the World Bank to strengthen the digital ecosystem across West Africa. |
1. Roadmap
2. Priority Discussions
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Demo Low-Code / No-Code Platforms | @Shukla, Ayush | Update to the Governance Committee on a request from the Asia-Pacific region to organize a demonstration of low-code / no-code platforms for prototyping during an upcoming in-country mission. To discuss the focus on the scope of the demonstration, potential platforms to showcase, and alignment with GovStack building blocks and prototyping objectives. |
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MWC’26 Take Away | Jody | Quick feedback on latest MWC topics |
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Implementation Playbook is undergoing its feedback round | Marika | The Playbook WG is running three sessions to present the new content and gather feedback. Actionable: Please refer back any teams facilitating GovStack introductory training or Deep Dives to participate in the sessions | |
Compliance Testing is changing, Wallet BB becomes the first pilot | Marika | This exercise is the kick-off to revamping GovStack’s compliance model. More news on how compliance will change to follow during March | Any teams looking to demonstrate compliance against GovStack specifications, contact @Nico Lueck and @Ali González for guidance. |
Update on WSIS event for Women in GovTech Challenge | @Van Wyk, Jody @Marushka Chocobar @Shukla, Ayush | The submission has been made to the BDT Events board, and will be brought to the coming approval meeting (16th March 2026). Simultaneously, we have scheduled a meeting with colleagues organizing WSIS, to finalise the venue and date for the event. |
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3. Team Updates and Opportunities for Strategic Decisions
Every GC meeting one cohort is requested to share updates in written form in this table.
Every team has the opportunity to request direction/decision from the GC.
Put to the cohort which is requested to give updates in this GC meeting. One cohort per weekly GC meeting results in one update from all teams a month.
Cohort 1
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https://govstack-global.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GH/pages/288948269 | @Martha Mundas |
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https://govstack-global.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GH/pages/343113729 | @Nora Hauptmann
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https://govstack-global.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GH/pages/306216971 | @Nora Hauptmann |
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https://govstack-global.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GH/pages/306053146 | @Martha Mundas |
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Cohort 2
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https://govstack-global.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GH/pages/220626972 | @Martinez, Yolanda (Deactivated) |
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https://govstack-global.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GH/pages/287178780 | @Nora Hauptmann |
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https://govstack-global.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GH/pages/240582673 | @Martha Mundas
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https://govstack-global.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GH/pages/218824720 | Ingrid Pappel |
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https://govstack-global.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GH/pages/306053156 | @Martinez, Yolanda (Deactivated) |
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4. Communications and Events
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5. AOB
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