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Centre for Governance and Public Innovation

The Centre for Governance and Public Innovation (CGPI) conducts high-quality, policy-oriented research to strengthen institutional capacity, improve public sector performance, and support evidence-informed policymaking in Cambodia. The Centre generates practical knowledge that contributes to more effective, responsive, and innovative public institutions capable of meeting evolving development challenges. CGPI's research covers a broad range of governance priorities, with a central focus on public sector innovation. This includes public administration modernisation, decentralisation, public financial management, digital public services, and regulatory efficiency. The Centre actively examines how emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, and digital adoption can be leveraged to streamline processes, optimise public service delivery, and build future-ready governance frameworks. In addition to research, CGPI promotes knowledge exchange through policy dialogue, stakeholder engagement, capacity development, and strategic partnerships with government, development partners, academia, and the private sector. By bridging research, policy, and practice, the Centre supports the design and implementation of governance initiatives that are practical, responsive, and evidence-based. Through rigorous research and active policy engagement, CGPI aims to drive institutional modernisation, enhance service delivery, and support sustainable socio-economic development in Cambodia.

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Assessing the Value of a National Digital Asset: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of verify.gov.kh

Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications

As Cambodia accelerates its transition toward a robust digital economy and social framework, the Verify.gov.kh platform serves as a cornerstone of its digital public infrastructure. Developed by the Digital Government Committee, t...

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Baseline Survey on the Implementation of Consumer Protection and Competition Laws

With the Law on Consumer Protection enacted in 2019 and the Law on Competition in 2021, Cambodia has established the legal architecture for a fairer market and solidified the rights of consumers alongside the obligations of busine...

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Study on Representation, Accountability, and Governance at the Subnational Administration Level in Cambodia

CDRI research on decentralization and local governance reform showed that over the last 20 years, elected commune/sangkat councils have become among the most trusted and respected government institutions across Cambodia. Charged w...

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Understanding Long-term Peacebuilding: Lessons from Cambodia and Mozambique

The context in which peacebuilding occurs has experienced a dramatic shift during the last two decades. Following the end of the cold war – which were formative years for the industry – civil wars/conflicts typically ended with a...

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National Ownership and Local Participation

University of Gothenburg

This research project investigates the inter-relation between national ownership and local participation. The working hypothesis is that these two concepts cannot and should not be conflated as often is the case in the development...

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Impacts of COVID-19 on Returned Migrants and Garment Workers: Gender-based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) and Social Pro...

Solidarity Center

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic increased gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work. Even prior to the pandemic, in the garment sector, garment workers, particularly women garment workers, often experienced: forced...

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Culture of Paying Tax: Knowledge, Perception, and Attitude Toward Tax

Indikator Institute

Cambodia is a developing country where tax revenue is the fundamental source for government revenues. Tax receipts account for about 67.45 percent of total government income (Ministry of Economy and Finance, 2016). The Ministry of...

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Climate Change and Migration: Evidence from Mekong Lowland Cambodia

The Economy and Environment Partnership for Southeast Asia

Efforts to address climate change, migration, and security are contextualized by the inclusion of migration concerns in the negotiation and policy processes under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)....

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The Financialization of Agrarian Landscapes in Cambodia

National University of Singapore

Financial markets have recently transformed agrarian landscapes throughout Southeast Asia. Smallholder farmers have gained access to formal financial technologies—such as microcredit, insurance, and mobile banking—to capitalize ag...

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Policy Briefs 6（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/type/）

CHUNLY Sereyvicheth（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/chunly-sereyvicheth）

KHATH Bunthorn（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/khath-bunthorn）

SAK Sreynoch（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/sak-sreynoch） (2026)

From Access to Adoption: Strengthening Citizen Engagement with Cambodia's Digital Government Services（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/from-access-to-adoption-strengthening-citizen-engagement-with-cambodia-s-digital-government-services）

More than three-quarters of Cambodians aged 16 or above (76.9 percent) had not used a government digital service in 2025, despite near-universal mobile coverage and rapid uptake of commercial digital finance.Among respondents who did not use government digital services, the main barriers are capability and awareness, which together account for 92.1 percent of non-use; data-security and connect...

Working Papers 158（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/type/）

CHUNLY Sereyvicheth（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/chunly-sereyvicheth）

KHATH Bunthorn（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/khath-bunthorn）

SAK Sreynoch（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/sak-sreynoch） (2026)

Autonomists, Delegators, and Traditionalists: How Cambodian Citizens Engage with Digital Government Services（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/autonomists-delegators-and-traditionalists-how-cambodian-citizens-engage-with-digital-government-services）

This working paper presents a nationally representative analysis of how Cambodian citizens engage with digital government services. Drawing on a survey of 1,200 adults across 12 provinces, the study examines the extent of digital service use, identifies distinct modes of engagement, and assesses the factors associated with citizens' interactions with the digital state. The findings show that...

International Publications（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/type/）

KHATH Bunthorn（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/khath-bunthorn）

NGIN Chanrith（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/ngin-chanrith） (2026)

Unfolding India’s Development Partnership In The Mekong Subregion: A Comprehensive Overview（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/unfolding-india-s-development-partnership-in-the-mekong-subregion-a-comprehensive-overview）

The Mekong subregion has received considerable attention from major powers due to its strategic location at the intersection of major Asian economies, wealth of resources, and increasing geopolitical significance. India was the first major power that initiated multilateral cooperation with this region in the early 2000s. However, India’s development partnership in the region has not been given eno...

International Publications（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/type/）

ENG Netra（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/eng-netra）

CHUNLY Sereyvicheth（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/chunly-sereyvicheth） (2025)

Aid and Development in South-East Asia（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/aid-and-development-in-south-east-asia）

Southeast Asia exhibits varied developmental progress, meaning Official Development Finance (ODF) remains essential for closing key infrastructure and development gaps.The focus of development aid has evolved from its historical geopolitical origins to a modern emphasis on poverty reduction, governance, and inclusive economic growth.Today's development finance landscape is a complex mix of traditi...

Policy Briefs 4（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/type/）

SEAN Chanmony（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/sean-chanmony） (2023)

Lesson Learned from Covid-19 and Future Research Agenda in Support of Private Sector Development in Cambodia（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/lesson-learned-from-covid-19-and-future-research-agenda-in-support-of-private-sector-development-in-cambodia）

Cambodia is now on the path to economic recovery with projected GDP growth rates of 5.5 percent in 2023 and 6 percent in 2024. However, as a small, export-dependent economy, Cambodia is more susceptible to external environmental conditions and global economic shocks (UNDP 2022). Particularly, the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, the China-US trade war, widespread economic sanct...

Policy Briefs（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/type/）

Vidya Diwakar

ROTH Vathana（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/roth-vathana）

Tony Kamninga (2023)

Poverty and Wellbeing Before and During Covid-19 in Cambodia: An Assessment of Trends and Correlates（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/poverty-and-wellbeing-before-and-during-covid-19-in-cambodia-an-assessment-of-trends-and-correlates-1）

This study investigates factors affecting welfare prior to and during Covid-19. It employs analysis of the Cambodia Living Standards Measurement—Plus Survey 2019/20 data, Frequency Phone Surveys between May 2020 and March 2021 to assess socioeconomic impacts of the pandemic.

The results point to a range of factors which could contribute to explaining poverty incidence prior to the pandemic. Hou...

Policy Briefs 3（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/type/）

CHHOM Theavy（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/chhom-theavy） (2023)

Poverty and Covid-19 in Cambodia: Lessons and Future Preparedness（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/poverty-and-covid-19-in-cambodia-lessons-and-future-preparedness）

The Covid-19 global health crisis has caused ongoing economic concerns. It exacerbated pre-existing issues and diminished Cambodia’s poverty reduction efforts with evidence of both impoverishment and destitution. In multiple ways, poverty and the pandemic put more strain on people’s livelihoods and on the relationships between agriculture, migration, debt, education and other tightly interwoven se...

Research Reports（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/type/）

CHHOM Theavy（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/chhom-theavy）

SEAN Chanmony（https://www.cdri.org.kh/staff/sean-chanmony） (2023)

Cambodia Covid-19 Poverty Monitor Bulletin（https://www.cdri.org.kh/publication/cambodia-covid-19-poverty-monitor-bulletin）

This bulletin is one of a series produced by the Chronic poverty Advisory Network (CPAN) during the pandemic. It builds on a