Programme
DIGITAX Research Programme
The DIGITAX programme generated knowledge and evidence as well as delivered advice and support to governments and other stakeholders on overcoming challenges and leveraging opportunities at the interface of digital financial services (DFS), digital IDs, and tax.
Our robust, relevant, and cutting-edge research looked at:
• the taxation of mobile money and other DFS, and;
• the digitalisation of tax systems across lower-income countries, with a particular focus on Africa.
DIGITAX, which ran from 2020 to 2024, was funded by the Gates Foundation.
Key Resources
Opinion and Analysis
How digital public infrastructure could transform tax administration in Africa
News
ICTD launches DFS TaxMap: A comprehensive visualisation tool on taxation of digital financial services in Africa
Publication
Taxing Mobile Money in Africa: Risk and Reward
DIGITAX Research Programme Library
Opinion and Analysis
Taxes as collateral: to risk or de-risk?
Opinion and Analysis
Uncertainty still dogs Ghana’s Electronic Transfer Levy
News
Job Opportunity: Senior Communications Consultant, DIGITAX Programme
Closing date for applications: May 8th, 2022 The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) is looking to hire a…
News
Job Opportunity: Programme Manager, DIGITAX
Closing date for applications: Saturday, 30th April 2022 The International Centre for Tax and Development is seeking a Programme Manager…
News
DIGITAX working papers examine the intersection between technology, tax policies & collection methods
DIGITAX is a new ICTD research programme aimed at generating knowledge and evidence to support governments in overcoming the challenges…
News
Call for research proposals on digital financial services, digital ID, and taxation
Background The rapid expansion of mobile money and broader digital financial services (DFS) as well as the increased relevance of…
Opinion and Analysis
Implementing a systems approach for effective property taxation in Ghana
Ghanaian local governments – metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies (MMDAs) – face several challenges preventing them from raising more revenue…
News
Job Opportunity: Post-Doctoral Researcher (DIGITAX)
Closing date for applications: Sunday, 21st November 2021 The International Centre for Tax and Development is seeking a Post-Doctoral Researcher…
News
Job Opportunity: Project Research Officer (DIGITAX)
Closing date for applications: Sunday, 31st October 2021 The International Centre for Tax and Development is seeking to appoint a…
Webinar
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Timezone: Europe/London
Virtual
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Timezone: Europe/London
In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, cash-strapped governments across Africa will be looking for ways to fill revenue gaps. Having long faced challenges in taxing large multinational corporations and significant informal economic activities, they may be tempted to raise