The World Bank has a new digital transformation white paper that underlines what it believes digital public infrastructure (DPI) should consist of and sets out core approaches to building DPI. Over the years aspects of what constitutes digital public infrastructure may have been watered down, lost in a haze of buzzwords, or subverted to the extent that some so-called DPI initiatives might be what a Filipino government official recently dubbed “digital pretension.” The new white paper from The World Bank Group (WBG) should be seen in the context of refreshing what DPI should stand for, providing a high-level overview, whilst staking the organization, which has been a crucial driver of global DPI initiatives especially in developing countries, as a key player helping to support DPI programs. It is also a part of The World Bank’s recent mandate to “ move faster and think bigger ” to bring about digital transformation. The Digital Public Infrastructure and Development: A World Bank Group Approach white paper is 79 pages long and provides a framework for understanding and implementing DPI to accelerate “safe and inclusive digital transformation.” The paper provides a common framework and primer on DPI for “high-level considerations” such as those […]
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