News Desk
The DPI Global Newsdesk aggregates intelligence from governments, implementers, and civil society organizations worldwide to deliver shared visibility into DPI work across the global DPI ecosystem. From policy announcements to identity system launches, from digital payment breakthroughs to data exchange innovations — we track it all.
What you'll find: Developments, policy analysis, implementation updates, success stories, and challenges facing DPI deployments globally from our partners, grantees, and the ecosystem.
Digital ID is not digital colonialism – it’s an investment in Africa’s future
SOURCE: MAIL & GUARDIAN
Robert Karanja, Senior Director, Co-Develop
Africa is on the cusp of a digital transformation – and digital ID is the key to unlocking it. By the end of 2025, there will be 8.5 billion people on Earth, and 25% of these people will be African. By 2100, that number will rise to 4 in 10. Africa is also the youngest continent, with a median age of 18 and 40% of its population under 14.
What Happens to an Economy with Digital Public Infrastructure
SOURCE: GATES FOUNDATION
By Sanjay Jain - Digital Public Infrastructure, Gates Foundation
As countries navigate tighter budgets in a time of shrinking development aid, many are turning to DPI as a way to shape their digital and economic futures—on their own terms.
The case for Nature ID: How Digital Public Infrastructure can catalyze nature and climate action
SOURCE: UNDP
Climate change and biodiversity loss are interlinked global crises that demand new approaches to gathering data and using it to promote solutions at a whole-of-society scale.
Digital public infrastructure for resilience in fragile contexts
SOURCE: BROOKINGS
George Ingram and Jacob Taylor
Fragile states face a heightened dilemma when it comes to digital infrastructure: Technologies like digital identification (ID) and real-time payment systems can help deliver lifesaving services and build state capacity amid instability, yet their deployment risks reinforcing the exclusion of vulnerable populations or empowering abusive regimes.
Bridging AI and DPI for Long-term Development
SOURCE: UNDP DIGITAL
Naveen Varshan Ilavarasan, DPI Specialist, UNDP
As countries advance their efforts towards designing and implementing digital systems that can deliver timely, large-scale public and private benefits, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital public infrastructure (DPI) have emerged as two critical enablers.
Ghana’s DPI drive and the current data privacy and security system
SOURCE: DPI INFO HUB
Many countries including Ghana are fast adapting to digitization initiatives to leverage the benefits that come with an effective and efficient digital public infrastructure. Digital identity systems, digital and instant payment systems and data exchange setups are becoming essential.
Senegal unveils digital transformation strategy to enhance economic growth
SOURCE: DPI NFO HUB
The Senegalese government has launched the “New Deal Technologique” a digital transformation strategy that seeks to modernize the way public services are delivered in the country. One of the components of the strategy is a unique biometrics-based national digital ID.