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What we can expect for digital public infrastructure in 2024
Global crises and digital innovation headline Davos. Yet, unless technology’s power is directed at our most pressing problems, we won’t feel the benefit.
The World Economic Forum’s 2024 Annual Meeting highlighted both immense global challenges like climate change and promising opportunities, including the power of AI. Read our CEO Priya Vora’s reflections, as she shares key takeaways from Davos and what they could mean for us as a community – and world – going forward.
Brazil’s G20 opportunity: A consensus on digital data
In December of 2023, India passed the baton of the G20 presidency to Brazil after a record year of elevating the importance of digital public infrastructure (DPI)—an approach to designing and governing foundational systems to maximize inclusion, innovation, and availability of digital capabilities. This expert comment explores Brazil’s opportunity to advance that momentum – and ensure digital technology and data sharing effectively meet the needs of the Global South.
While 2023 has been a pivotal year for digital transformation, 2024 can be transformative. It’s up to us.
India’s G20 presidency rallied consensus on DPI. Brazil has the opportunity to go even further.
Digital public infrastructure was a niche term just a year or two ago. Today, it’s a globally recognized driver of economic development. This is in large part thanks to the efforts of the G20 this year.