Our collection of showcase videos highlights the efforts countries have made in their journey towards achieving safety and inclusion goals. From enhancing digital identities to improving access to essential services, each country is making significant strides to create digital infrastructure that prioritizes trust and equity. These stories illustrate how diverse countries are leveraging DPI to build a future where DPI drives safe and inclusive societies, ensuring that no one is left behind.

DPI promotes financial inclusion and climate goals

Brazil’s National Digital Government Strategy (2024-2027) prioritizes safe and inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure, aiming for universal access, secure data sharing, and environmental sustainability. Two key initiatives showcase Brazil's leadership: PIX, an instant payment system used by over 140 million individuals, incorporates governance and technical standards developed through multi-stakeholder collaboration; and the Rural Environment Registry, supporting sustainable agriculture and climate goals. Brazil's commitment to safe and inclusive infrastructure aims to ensure privacy, data protection, and effective redress mechanisms throughout the DPI life cycle, with active participation from civil society organization IDEC to make systems safer, more transparent, and equitable for all.

Digital IDs enable essential services for refugees

The Ethiopia Digital ID for Inclusion and Services Project, financed by the World Bank, focuses on extending digital ID services to refugees and their host communities. In partnership with the Government’s Refugees and Returnees Service, the National ID Program, and UNHCR, the Fayda digital ID enables refugees to access essential services like opening bank accounts, enrolling in schools, and registering businesses. Built on the Digital Public Good MOSIP, Fayda is advancing privacy and inclusivity while offering alternative modes of access. In the scale-out of Fayda from 3.5 million to 90 million people, Ethiopia is committed to the Universal DPI Safeguards Framework towards building safe and inclusive societies, giving choice and protection for users.

DPI Transforms Service Delivery

Malawi’s digital ID system has transformed service delivery, connecting 97% of the population and saving the government millions annually. Since 2017, 12 million Malawians have been registered through collaboration with local authorities, civil society, and international partners. This success stems from Malawi’s ongoing efforts to build a safe and inclusive digital public infrastructure. With foundational work in place, the government has committed to adopting the Universal DPI Safeguards Framework to ensure that principles of trust, legal compliance, and inclusive governance are fully integrated as they advance their digital systems.

Secure, inclusive and transparent digital IDs

In September 2023, Somalia re-launched its initiative to provide digital identity to 15 million citizens, to protect civil liberties and enable business growth. With one of the most affordable mobile internet rates in Africa, Somalia connects millions of diaspora members, facilitating over $1.2 billion in remittances annually. As part of its commitment to developing safe and inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), Somalia is working with UNDP on a governance assessment to identify risks and embed safeguards in the system, to ensure future digital ID services are secure, inclusive, and transparent for all of Somalia, including internally displaced persons.

Country implementation refers to the active engagement of stakeholders by the initiative and the ecosystem to create or strengthen multi-stakeholder holding environments. This enables space to share different viewpoints, inputs, collaboration and address challenges. This involves facilitating technical assistance, convenings and capacity development for countries, sectors and actors in order to generate dialogue, build consensus, and create opportunities to advance safe and inclusive implementations.

The initiative will, directly and through the ecosystem, actively engage with stakeholders in countries to support their DPI adoption journeys. This will include identifying projects, facilitating connections to technical assistance/funding, and providing support for monitoring or assessment to improve impact. The experiences learned from these country implementations will inform ongoing updates and enhancements to the Framework, ensuring it remains relevant and effective across diverse contexts.

DPI transforms agriculture and empowers millions of small-scale farmers

India is leveraging its Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) to transform agriculture and empower millions of small-scale farmers. With the launch of VISTAAR, a digital network built on the foundation of OpenAgrinet and supported by civil society organizations such as EkStep Foundation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is promoting sustainable, climate-resilient practices and enhancing income opportunities for farmers. This initiative integrates AI-powered tools, multi-language support, and open-source platforms to break down barriers and provide access to innovations. India’s commitment to safe and inclusive VISTAAR aims to ensure that this evolves with fostering trust and prosperity while positioning this network as a model for global agricultural networks.

Data Strategy Action Plan promotes equity and inclusion

The Dominican Republic is advancing its path towards equity and inclusion through its Data Strategy Action Plan and leveraging Universal Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Safeguards. Leveraging the X-Road digital public good, the country aims to ensure its technology architecture adapts to the needs of its people. With a focus on civil society engagement at every stage of the DPI implementation journey, the Dominican Republic is working to position itself as a leader in building safe and inclusive digital public infrastructure. This strategy will allow the country to integrate critical data to improve decision-making, foster innovation, and ensure transparency, accountability, and openness throughout the data lifecycle.

Taking a whole-of-society approach to implementing DPI

Uruguay is a leader in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), taking a whole-of-society approach. In May 2024, AGESIC and UNDP collaborated with 50 diverse stakeholders to prioritize the future integration of DPI Safeguards in health, education, financial inclusion, and government services. This commitment aims to protect people’s rights and data. Uruguay's commitment to a multi-stakeholder institutional structure to oversee the implementation of the Universal DPI Safeguards, demonstrates the country’s focus on secure and accessible infrastructure. As Uruguay continues to evolve its AI and National Data Strategies, community engagement and transparency remain central to the process.

Advancing safe and inclusive digital ecosystems

Finland has been a pioneer in digital public infrastructure, implementing the open-source X-Road data exchange system as the “Suomi.fi Data Exchange Layer” in 2015. This standardized solution connects over 800 public digital services, enabling secure, efficient data transfer between citizens, companies, and authorities. By adopting X-Road, Finland promotes transparency, accountability, and data protection. With a multi-stakeholder approach across countries, Finland is advancing safe and inclusive digital ecosystems. As X-Road, developed with Estonia and Iceland, expands globally, Finland is committed to leveraging the Universal DPI Safeguards Framework to ensure sustainable, transparent, and secure digital services for all.

What is it?

Governance frameworks can be used to refer to a variety of approaches, but generally the term refers to how objectives and goals are met in an ethical and accountable manner. A governance framework can be narrow or broad but it usually includes elements put in place to manage responsibility, risk and accountability of institutions and systems.

Who is it for?

This is intended primarily as a resource for UNDP partners, particularly government and civil society actors, who seek to develop and advocate for rights-based, inclusive digital identity systems.

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Fostering Trusted Digital Systems

The Center for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI) is driving global DPI initiatives, offering pro bono tech advisory to help countries design and implement safe, inclusive digital public infrastructure. Backed by IIIT-B, Nandan Nilekani Philanthropies, and Co-Develop, CDPI through its DPI as a Packaged Solution (DaaS) model, CDPI embeds Universal DPI safeguards into DPI deployments, starting with maturity models to enable countries to identify gaps and implement sustainable DPI. By working with nations like Sri Lanka, Chile, Zambia, and more, CDPI aims to foster trusted, resilient digital systems for inclusive societies.

This section offers implementers practical toolkits and resources to support the implementation of the Universal DPI Safeguards Framework. These materials include step-by-step guides, real-world practices, policies, and tools to help adapt the framework to specific contexts. Each resource is intended to be used in combination with others or selected based on suitability to the country’s unique context, rather than as a one-size-fits-all solution. The aim is to provide reference materials that can inspire new approaches to implementation.

Building safe and inclusive DPI

Nigeria is driving technology and innovation, boosting both offline and online commerce for small businesses and services. In 2023, the Federal Ministry of Communication Innovation and Digital Economy spearheaded efforts to build safe and inclusive digital public infrastructure. Partnering with UNICEF and the National Population Commission, Nigeria is working towards registering 15 million unregistered children under five, linking civil registration with digital IDs to improve health outcomes. As Nigeria implements these changes, there is a commitment to adopting Universal DPI Safeguards, ensuring inclusivity and protection as digital infrastructure expands.

What is?

This Guide was created by the World Bank Group’s Identification for Development (ID4D) Initiative to help practitioners design and implement identification (ID) systems that are inclusive and trusted—in accordance with the ten Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development and other international standards and good practices.

What is it for?

It is intended to serve as a central resource for country counterparts, World Bank Group staff, and other actors involved in planning, managing, and financing ID systems.

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DPI advances financial inclusion

Across Africa, over 400 million adults lack formal banking services, particularly affecting vulnerable populations like rural women. AfricaNenda is driving change by adopting a Digital Public Infrastructure mindset, and advancing inclusive instant payment systems that are safe, accessible, and equitable. In Rwanda, AfricaNenda worked with the government and RSwitch to enhance the eKash digital payment platform, now serving over 9 million users. By adopting Mojaloop, an open-source digital public good, Rwanda is scaling its payment systems and long-term sustainability. These efforts, built on principles of transparency and sustainability along with the commitment to safeguards, are paving the way for greater financial inclusion across the continent.

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DPI builds resilience

In the face of growing climate change impacts, Trinidad & Tobago is part of a collective effort across Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to build resilient digital public infrastructure. By leveraging open-source technologies and digital public goods such as MOSIP and fostering regional cooperation, Trinidad & Tobago aims to enhance the mobility of people and services, reduce vulnerabilities, and strengthen resilience against climate-related shocks. To support this, the country is conducting a multi-stakeholder governance assessment to identify gaps and implement safeguards in its digital ID system. These efforts illustrate how the principles of safeguards can be translated to real-world practices towards creating a secure, adaptable digital ecosystem for the future.