Infrastructure and access
- Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure3
Digital Divide Country Profile · Asia
LA
Laos
Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.
Location in the world
Laos
Asia
Laos🇱🇦
- Population (2024)
- 7,769,819
- Total area
- 236,800 km²
- Area in square miles
- 91,428.95 mi²
- Coastline
- Landlocked · 0 km
National digital inclusion context
A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.
This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Laos in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.
The documented portfolio emphasizes Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure, Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.
Portfolio pattern
What the documented response contains.
Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.
Specific technologies
- Artificial intelligence1
- cybersecurity1
- digital-government technologies1
- ICT1
Intervention classification
- Neither explicitly identified12
- Infrastructure only3
- Specific Technology / Digital Skills1
Education and workforce
Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.
5 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 4 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.
Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.
Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.
Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.
Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.
Project and initiative portfolio
16 documented records
Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.
01Social-enterprise digital employment and education model
DDD Impact Sourcing and Work-Study Model
Active · DDD operating countriesView details
Social-enterprise digital employment and education model
DDD Impact Sourcing and Work-Study Model
Active · DDD operating countriesStatus / periodActiveLocationDDD operating countriesPopulationUnderserved youth seeking digital skills, higher education, and employmentOrganizationsDigital Divide Data; global clients; education and community partners
Pairs commercial digital-data services with training, work-study employment, scholarships, and career pathways.
Activities and approach: B.E.S.T. Bootcamp; on-the-job training; work-study; scholarships; data creation, curation, labeling, and annotation
EducationCollege / universityWorkforce
02GovTech implementation
EFITS 2 – 2026 ICT procurement cycle
Procurement / August 2026 · Central governmentView details
GovTech implementation
EFITS 2 – 2026 ICT procurement cycle
Procurement / August 2026 · Central governmentStatus / periodProcurement / August 2026LocationCentral governmentPopulationPublic-finance institutionsOrganizationsMinistry of Finance; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: ICT goods, systems and consulting procurement
03Digital public finance
EFITS 2 – budget execution and treasury modernization
Implementation 2026 · Central governmentView details
Digital public finance
EFITS 2 – budget execution and treasury modernization
Implementation 2026 · Central governmentStatus / periodImplementation 2026LocationCentral governmentPopulationTreasury and spending agenciesOrganizationsMinistry of Finance; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Digital implementation and treasury workflows
04Digital public finance
EFITS 2 – budget planning digitalization
Implementation 2026 · Central governmentView details
Digital public finance
EFITS 2 – budget planning digitalization
Implementation 2026 · Central governmentStatus / periodImplementation 2026LocationCentral governmentPopulationBudget planners and ministriesOrganizationsMinistry of Finance; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Digital budget planning and official-system controls
05Digital transparency / participation
EFITS 2 – citizen engagement and transparency tools
Implementation · National public-finance systemView details
Digital transparency / participation
EFITS 2 – citizen engagement and transparency tools
Implementation · National public-finance systemStatus / periodImplementationLocationNational public-finance systemPopulationCitizens, taxpayers and oversight stakeholdersOrganizationsMinistry of Finance; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Digital transparency, accountability and citizen-engagement features
06Core government digital system
EFITS 2 – Government Financial Management Information System continuation
Approved Nov 2025 / implementation · Central governmentView details
Core government digital system
EFITS 2 – Government Financial Management Information System continuation
Approved Nov 2025 / implementation · Central governmentStatus / periodApproved Nov 2025 / implementationLocationCentral governmentPopulationBudget agencies and public-finance staffOrganizationsMinistry of Finance; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Integrated budget, treasury and financial-management system modernization
07GovTech data systems
EFITS 2 – government financial reporting and data analytics
Implementation 2026 · Central governmentView details
GovTech data systems
EFITS 2 – government financial reporting and data analytics
Implementation 2026 · Central governmentStatus / periodImplementation 2026LocationCentral governmentPopulationFinance managers and policymakersOrganizationsMinistry of Finance; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Financial reporting; data management; decision-support systems
08Digital-government governance
EFITS 2 – GovTech enabling environment and policy
Implementation · Central governmentView details
Digital-government governance
EFITS 2 – GovTech enabling environment and policy
Implementation · Central governmentStatus / periodImplementationLocationCentral governmentPopulationPublic agenciesOrganizationsMinistry of Finance; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Policy, governance and leadership for digital public services
09Government digital skills
EFITS 2 – public-finance workforce capacity building
Implementation 2026 · Central and subnational finance officesView details
Government digital skills
EFITS 2 – public-finance workforce capacity building
Implementation 2026 · Central and subnational finance officesStatus / periodImplementation 2026LocationCentral and subnational finance officesPopulationOfficials responsible for public financeOrganizationsMinistry of Finance; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Training, leadership and digital-system capability building
EducationWorkforce
10Digital public services
EFITS 2 – user-centric digital public-service design
Implementation · Finance-related government servicesView details
Digital public services
EFITS 2 – user-centric digital public-service design
Implementation · Finance-related government servicesStatus / periodImplementationLocationFinance-related government servicesPopulationCitizens, firms and government usersOrganizationsMinistry of Finance; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: User-centric service-delivery methods and digital-process redesign
11Gender and digital public-sector capacity
EFITS 2 – women’s leadership and decision-making in PFM
Implementation · Public-finance institutionsView details
Gender and digital public-sector capacity
EFITS 2 – women’s leadership and decision-making in PFM
Implementation · Public-finance institutionsStatus / periodImplementationLocationPublic-finance institutionsPopulationWomen public-finance officialsOrganizationsMinistry of Finance; World Bank
Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.
Activities and approach: Targeted capacity building and participation in digital PFM reform
12Digital government / skills
Enhancing Public Financial Management through ICT and Skills (EFITS) 2
Approved 2025; implementation ongoingView details
Digital government / skills
Enhancing Public Financial Management through ICT and Skills (EFITS) 2
Approved 2025; implementation ongoingStatus / periodApproved 2025; implementation ongoingPopulationGovernment agencies and public-service usersOrganizationsGovernment of Lao PDR; World Bank
Strengthens digital government systems and skills, supporting more effective and accessible public services.
Activities and approach: Government information systems; data management; digital public services; skills development.
Education
13National digital transformation forum / skills / innovation event
Lao Digital Week 2026
Scheduled October 21-25, 2026; announced August 2026 · Lao-ITECC Exhibition Center, Vientiane Capital; national reachView details
National digital transformation forum / skills / innovation event
Lao Digital Week 2026
Scheduled October 21-25, 2026; announced August 2026 · Lao-ITECC Exhibition Center, Vientiane Capital; national reachStatus / periodScheduled October 21-25, 2026; announced August 2026LocationLao-ITECC Exhibition Center, Vientiane Capital; national reachPopulationYouth, students, ICT professionals, government, businesses, innovators and the publicOrganizationsMinistry of Technology and Communications (MTC); Lao ICT and Digital Association (LIDA)FundingNot stated
raising digital-economy awareness, developing technology and cybersecurity skills, supporting digital-government transformation, and addressing urban-rural digital gaps
Activities and approach: Lao Digital Forum, technical seminars, exhibition, youth skills development, cybersecurity and innovation activities
EducationK–12College / universityWorkforce
14Digital development plan
National Digital Economy Development Plan 2021–2025
Implementation plan 2021–2025View details
Digital development plan
National Digital Economy Development Plan 2021–2025
Implementation plan 2021–2025Status / periodImplementation plan 2021–2025PopulationGovernment institutions, businesses, citizensOrganizationsMinistry of Technology and Communications, Lao PDR
Translates Laos's national digital strategy into implementation priorities for infrastructure, services, and human capacity.
Activities and approach: Implementation planning; digital infrastructure; workforce capacity; sector digitization.
Workforce
15Digital economy / inclusion strategy
National Digital Economy Development Strategy 2021–2030
Ongoing strategyView details
Digital economy / inclusion strategy
National Digital Economy Development Strategy 2021–2030
Ongoing strategyStatus / periodOngoing strategyPopulationPublic and private sectors; citizensOrganizationsMinistry of Technology and Communications, Lao PDR
Provides a 10-year strategy for developing digital infrastructure, capabilities, and a more inclusive digital economy.
Activities and approach: Infrastructure development; digital skills; digital services; ecosystem development.
Education
16National digital transformation strategy
National Digital Economy Development Vision 2021–2040
Ongoing strategic visionView details
National digital transformation strategy
National Digital Economy Development Vision 2021–2040
Ongoing strategic visionStatus / periodOngoing strategic visionPopulationCitizens, government, businessesOrganizationsMinistry of Technology and Communications, Lao PDR
Sets long-term national direction for digital economy infrastructure, services, skills, and participation.
Activities and approach: Digital infrastructure; human resource development; digital services; enabling legislation.
Evidence boundary
Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.
Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.
Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.
Evidence and contextProfile Sources+
These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.
- Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Laos. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/laos/
- International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
- World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Laos. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=LA
- World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Laos. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=LA