Tag: Digital public infrastructure

When working in harmony, digital public infrastructure (DPI) and artificial intelligence (AI) can drive remarkable progress: creating new employment opportunities, improving healthcare delivery, and strengthening climate resilience. Yet, good digital technology alone doesn’t automatically drive inclusion or positive outcomes for people. These technologies must be designed, deployed, and governed with people at the center. In this expert comment, we dive into six key questions that must be answered to ensure AI and DPI are leveraged – in tandem – to drive a positive digital future.

In the context of digital public infrastructure, design systems unify how public services look, feel, and function. By standardizing and streamlining digital building blocks—everything from form fields to security warnings—governments can offer faster, clearer, and more user-friendly experiences. Read this piece to learn more about the importance of effective design systems in DPI-enabled systems and services.

Today, as digital public infrastructure gains popularity, trust is critical, as important information of all types is being stored – and shared – across national data exchange systems and beyond. Verifiable credentials, when well designed, implemented, and governed can ensure these data assets are being accessed and shared in a trusted, secure manner. To learn more about the power of verifiable credentials, read our primer piece here.

Payments are the lifeblood of an economy. Measuring the impact of a payment system gives critical insight into the health of an economy. This piece looks at why policy makers need to measure the impact of Payment Systems, what they need to measure, and how they can implement measurement systems.

As an approach, DPI represents an opportunity for more inclusive and empowering digital transformation. Yet, to truly understand the full impact of DPI – and ensure it is maximized for the public benefit – robust, standardized metrics are needed. In this Call to Action, we explore why a common reference framework is key to aligning measurements, reducing fragmentation, and realizing DPI’s full benefit.

In 2035, there will be more young Africans entering the workforce each year than in the rest of the world combined. Millions of new job opportunities are urgently needed for people like Abigail, her peers, and her family to thrive. At the same time, countries across Africa – and around the world – are rapidly investing in and expanding digital public infrastructure (DPI). In this expert comment, we examine how to maximize DPI investments for economic growth and new job opportunities.