This article is co-authored by Robert Opp, Chief Digital Officer, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and Keyzom Ngodup Massally, Head of Digital Programmes and AI Programmes, Chief Digital Office, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

• South Africa's G20 Presidency has set its agenda for digital public infrastructure (DPI) and AI.
  
  

• Yielding DPI's benefits depends on how countries design and implement it.
  
  

• The UNDP is partnering with South Africa’s G20 Presidency to advance action on DPI and AI for the Sustainable Development Goals.