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DPI cannot be designed and implemented overnight. It takes a diverse range of individuals and institutions to come together and decide what is the best way to structure their new infrastructure around the individuals and communities they represent. This means ensuring that the letter of the law is guaranteeing individuals with important safeguards, competent data governance, personal consent regarding the use of their data, and the necessary grievance redressal mechanisms.

Once DPI has been implemented, it must be sustained. This means not sleeping on the clock and ensuring that there is concrete data governance in place, with independent bodies and adjudicators able to hold governments to account. This also must involve the secure and transparent sharing of data, ensuring that individuals and communities maintain trust in DPI. Importantly, oversight and accountability cannot just be tacked on to the end of a law - such safeguards must be developed alongside policies, laws, and technology and be well-resourced and independent.

DPI will fall far short of its potential if it does not include everyone, everywhere. The benefits and opportunities of DPI should reach every individual and community, and should actively combat any in-built or resultant exclusion or marginalization. Governments and policymakers must work closely with important bodies such as civil society groups throughout the DPI process, in order to fully achieve the necessary participation and agency.

Having the correct architecture allows DPI to work in harmony across an entire ecosystem. This is the bread-and-butter of DPI, making sure that the technology being implemented works correctly and is able to guarantee inclusion for all. This means that governments should be considering the best models for their communities and identifying what works best in the context of their countries. For example, proprietary vs. open source models, or a building block approach.