"Boxing" DPIs: Governing Digital Public Infrastructures
Digital Public Infrastructures (DPIs) are open and interoperable population-scale digital platforms that can enhance public service delivery and enable digital flows of identity, data and money to create economy-wide benefits. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) states that DPI deployments in developing countries can accelerate progress across all Sustainable Development Goals.
While there is growing demand for DPI deployments across developing countries worldwide, there is a need for responsible governance of DPIs to address questions transparency, accountability, privacy, trust and inclusion. This project seeks to engage with the complex questions around DPI governance to provide recommendations for safe and responsible governance frameworks and guardrails that can accompany DPI deployments in developing countries worldwide.
Defining Boundaries for DPIs
DPIs and the State
What boundaries can we draw between DPIs and the State in order to ensure guardrails against potential misuse? How can we design institutional mechanisms to ensure autonomy, transparency and accountability in the deployment and operation of DPIs?
DPIs and the Market
Where does DPI end and the free-market begin? How do we ensure that DPIs enable digital developmental goals while providing space for free and fair competition?
DPIs and the Citizen
What do we mean when we say DPIs are public infrastructures? How do we ensure DPI deployments center public values and protect citizen rights by design?
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Project Lead:
Shyam Krishnakumar