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UNU-EGOV researcher joins the consultation group of Universal DPI Safeguards

The Digital Public Infrastructure Safeguards Framework is now live, with UNU-EGOV contributing through Senior Research Analyst Zoran Jordanoski.

The Universal Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Safeguards Framework have officially gone live, with UNU contributing through Zoran Jordanoski, Senior Research Analyst at UNU-EGOV.


Led by the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology (OSET) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the development of the Universal DPI Framework was launched to ensure DPI implementations mitigate risks at both the individual and societal levels, advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SGD) and foster trust and equity across all countries.
Some governments are rapidly scaling their DPI systems, but others are still in the early stages of their digital transformation. Regardless of their progress, it is crucial that safeguards are in place to ensure DPI remains safe, trusted, and accessible for all.


UNU-EGOV’s researcher was nominated as a representative of the UNU at the International Organizations Consultative Group (IOCG) of the Universal DPI Safeguards Initiative, with 12 representatives from multilateral banks and organizations. This group is committed to supporting the adoption across countries of the Universal DPI Safeguards Framework through knowledge sharing and learning, including country case studies, and the curation of practices/processes that help bridge the digital divide within and between countries. 
 

UNU-EGOV has been providing critical analysis of regulatory and legal frameworks to facilitate the digital transformation of public sector service production and delivery ecosystems. This nomination to be part of this elite group recognises the significant contributions we have been making in this field.
Zoran Jordanoski, Senior Research Analyst UNU-EGOV

The Universal DPI Safeguards Framework is an open public asset that is, accessible here.

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