Understanding India's Digital Public Infrastructure
Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) refers to shared digital systems that enable the delivery of services at population scale. In India, these systems have grown rapidly over the past decade, touching nearly every aspect of citizens’ lives.
What is DPI?
Why This Analysis Matters
Our Framework
We analyze each DPI system across seven dimensions:
- Governance, Ownership, and Development — Who controls these systems and how decisions are made
- Economic and Business Model — How they’re funded and who benefits
- Openness and Transparency — Whether specifications are public and systems auditable
- Security and Vulnerability Management — How security issues are handled
- Data Collection, Storage, Sharing, and Linking — What data flows through these systems
- Coercion and Consent — Whether usage is truly voluntary
- Accountability, Metrics, and Oversight — Who watches the watchers