Digital Public Infrastructure

Digital public infrastructure (DPI) is revolutionizing societies and starting to reshape our cities. Cities are becoming more interconnected and efficient due to the rapid advancement of DPI systems. DPI can be utilized to enhance service delivery, improve access to essential resources, and support evidence-based policy decisions. This page provides the latest insights and resources on how cities, governments, and industries are leveraging the potential of digital public infrastructure.

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Publications

General

2025

Smart digital systems for better safety and health at work – EU

The impact of digital infrastructure on air quality: Mediating role of public environmental attention and industrial development – Elsevier

Digital Public Infrastructure: a framework for conceptualisation and measurement – UCL

Regulatory Sandboxes for Digital Health – World Bank Group

Asset Tokenization in Financial Markets: The Next Generation of Value Exchange – WEF

The Intervention Journey: A Roadmap to Effective Digital Safety Measures – WEF

Disentangling the Key Economic Channels through Which Infrastructure Affects Jobs – World Bank Group

Digital Public Infrastructure and Development: A World Bank Group Approach – World Bank Group

From Promise to Productivity: Making Digital Work for People and Jobs – World Bank Group

Jordan Digital Public Infrastructure Diagnostic – World Bank Group

2025

Public Key Infrastructure: Implementing High-Trust Electronic Signatures – World Bank Group

Digital Identity Sectoral Analysis 2025 – UK Government

“What is your digital identity?” Unpacking users’ understandings of an evolving concept in datafied societies – Sage

Digital Identity

Digital Payment

2025

Digital Payments and their Role in Enhancing Financial Transactions Efficiency – IJEFI

The role of acquaintances’ characteristics in shaping digital payment technology – Elsevier

Digital Payments and Monetary Policy Transmission – SSRN

Central bank digital currency and digital payment instruments: Kazakhstan’s experience between obstacles, threats and opportunities – Taylor & Francis

Tokenisation of assets and distributed ledger technologies in financial markets – OECD

Could Digital Currencies Lead to the Disappearance of Cash from the Market? – IMF

Digital Payment Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa – IMF

Tokenization and Financial Market Inefficiencies – IMF

Private Law Aspects of Token-Based Central Bank Digital Currencies – IMF

Technology Solutions to Support Central Bank Digital Currency with Limited Connectivity: A Review of Existing Approaches – IMF

2025

A concept of a decentral server infrastructure to connect farms, secure data, and increase the resilience of digital farming – Elsevier

Tokenisation of assets and distributed ledger technologies in financial markets – OECD

Blockchain-Empowered Trustworthy Data Sharing: Fundamentals, Applications, and Challenges – ACM

Exploring Blockchain-Enabled Secure Storage and Trusted Data Sharing Mechanisms in IoT Systems – IEEE

Facilitating the secondary use of health data for public interest purposes across borders – OECD

Data Exchange

Policy, Governance & Strategy

2025

Digital Government in Australia – OECD

Digital Government in Chile – OECD

Government at a Glance 2025 – OECD

Building communication infrastructure for universal access – Deloitte

Government’s communication infrastructure | Deloitte Insights – Deloitte

2025

Harnessing Digital Technologies for Smarter Water Management in Agriculture – WEF

Digital Financial Inclusion and Income Inequality in China – IMF

Autonomous Vehicles: Timeline and Roadmap Ahead – WEF

From Chalkboards to Chatbots: Evaluating the Impact of Generative AI on Learning Outcomes in Nigeria – World Bank Group

Leveraging Maturing Technologies for Health Financing Needs in East and Southern Africa – World Bank Group

Global EV Outlook 2025 – IEA

Digital transformation of public procurement – OECD

Applications & Use Cases

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