Health: Digital Nepal initiatives in health aim to assist the country in meeting its objectives of providing quality basic healthcare to all citizens. The program intends to leverage digital technologies (e.g., videoconferencing, e-learning, and mobile health) to address issues relating to access, affordability, and quality of healthcare for the Nepalese. Education: Digital Nepal initiatives in education aim to prepare human capital to capture new economic opportunities through the creation of an enhanced teaching and learning environment. This entails the use of digital technologies to support teaching, enrich the learning experience, and improve educational outcomes. Energy: Digital initiatives in the energy sector aim to create a sustainable energy infrastructure to not only reduce costs but also reinforce energy networks. Smart solutions include customer-centric solutions, smart transmissions, and distribution networks, with interconnectivity playing an important role. Tourism: Digital initiatives in the tourism sector seek to promote Nepal globally, attract visitors to the country, and create employment opportunities for the Nepalese. It involves the use of omnichannel marketing solutions, e-commerce, and disruptive technologies such as augmented reality to promote tourism, build human capital skills in the tourism sector, and offer better tourist experiences. Finance: Digital Nepal initiatives in promoting the financial services sector target the sizeable unbanked population by leveraging digital technology and telecoms infrastructure. Given the strong linkages between financial inclusion and economic prosperity, Nepal is poised to benefit considerably from the use of fintech, broadening access to financial services to nearly 55% of the country’s unbanked population. Urban Infrastructure: Digital Nepal initiatives in urban infrastructure aim to leverage disruptive technologies to improve the quality of life in Nepal’s urban cities by improving essential services, such as water management, solid waste management, public transport, and traffic management. Eighty digital initiatives are identified across eight critical sectors to guide Nepal as it embarks on its digital transformation journey. The 80 digital initiatives aims to propel socioeconomic growth in Nepal by addressing crucial challenges while unlocking the growth potential in each of the eight key sectors. 1 Country – 8 Sectors – 80 Digital Initiatives 27