The article is co-authored by Krisstina Rao, Research Fellow and Manager at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), and David Eaves, Co-Deputy Director and Associate Professor in Digital Government at the UCL Institute, University College London (UCL).

• Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) enables critical societal functions like digital identity, payments and data sharing.
  
  

• DPI boosts financial inclusion, economic growth and market competition.
  
  

• Initiatives like the World Bank's ID4D is supporting DPI adoption in at least 60 countries.