Global Digital Public Infrastructure Repository

Source: PIB
GS III: Indian Economy

Overview

Why in the News?

Prime Minister announced the launch of two India-led initiatives: the Global Digital Public Infrastructure Repository and a Social Impact Fund.

The announcement was made during the Virtual G20 Leaders’ Summit on 22nd November 2023.

G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG), chaired by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has led the advancement of the global DPI Agenda.
The DEWG’s rigorous negotiation efforts have culminated in the first-ever multilateral consensus on DPI.
The Digital Economy Ministers’ Meeting (DEMM) unanimously endorsed three DPI deliverables, which included: a Framework for building DPI, mobilizing finances for DPI development in Low-and low-middle-income countries (LMICs), and the creation of a Global DPI Repository (GDPIR) for the exchange of information and best practices.
This landmark consensus was also affirmed as a part of the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration (NDLD).

Aimed at promoting the development of the Social Impact Fund to advance Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in the Global South.
The GDPIR is an initiative of the Indian G20 Presidency.
The GDPIR is designed to provide key lessons and knowledge from G20 members and guest countries, enabling easy discoverability.
It is aimed at addressing the existing knowledge gap around the right practices to design, build, and deploy population-scale DPI.
Each participant, based on whether their DPI is built on open platforms, APIs, standards, and protocols, can choose to display any information at their discretion, which can help others to develop their DPI.

India has pledged an initial commitment of 25 million USD.
The SIF is envisioned as a government-led, multistakeholder initiative to fast-track DPI implementation in the global south.
This fund will offer financial support to provide upstream technical and non-technical assistance to countries in developing DPI systems.
The SIF offers a platform for all relevant stakeholders, including other governments, international organizations, and philanthropic entities, to contribute to this fund and help accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) through DPIs.

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