DIGITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE – POLITY
News: Global DPI Summit successfully organized over last two days
What is in the news?
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Recently, The Global DPI Summit, as the side event of
the third meeting of G20 Digital Economy Working Group, was successfully
organized.
Key takeaways from the news?
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India signed the
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four countries namely Armenia, Sierra Leone, Suriname and Antigua
and Barbuda on sharing INDIA STACK i.e. successful digital solutions
implemented at population scale.
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India has also introduced
the idea to form an alliance of countries, called One Future Alliance, which would allow like-minded nations to use
technology to improve people’s lives.
Highlights of the Global DPI summit:
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India signed an MoU with Armenia, Sierra Leone, Suriname and Antigua
and Barbuda on sharing INDIA STACK.
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It mainly focused on
digital identities and the session praised India’s
Aadhar and Philippines’s Philsys.
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The session explored the
role of DPI in facilitating fast and inclusive digital payments.
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The session also
discussed the possible implementation of
DPI in the judicial system and felicitated some examples like e- courts.
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Draft
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Mutual Recognition Framework has
been released by the Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India with
an aim to take the lead on the subject of implementation and adoption of
India's DPI beyond the country's borders.
What is digital public infrastructure?
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DPI refers to blocks or
platforms such as digital identification, payment infrastructure and data
exchange solutions that help countries deliver essential services to their
people, empowering citizens and improving lives by enabling digital inclusion.
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DPIs mediate the flow of people, money and information.
○ People - Aadhar
○ Money - UPI
○ Information - Account
aggregator
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India, through India
Stack, became the first country to develop all three foundational DPIs.