In the coming decades, small and medium-sized governments will increasingly focus on a new category of work: climate action projects that are technology-enabled, but not technology-focused. These projects will require deep integration across traditional domains and jurisdictional boundaries with collaboration based on well-governed data. With the support of intermediary organizations, governments will implement new models for engaging with the private sector. New models of project development and management will embed technology into the foundational processes and systems of public service provision, with a clear focus on maximizing ecological outcomes and equitable public benefit.
This white paper serves as a practical guide to doing this new category of work. It presents a set of tools within a loosely sequential framework, highlights connections to federal-level policy objectives (and associated funding sources), and lists references where practitioners can find more information.