Pune: The third meeting of the G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) ended on June 14, 2023, after discussing Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), Digital Skilling, and Cybersecurity in Digital Economy. The meeting provided a global platform for experts to discuss sector agnostic and sectoral DPIs at the leadership, policy, and practitioner level, with insightful, thought-provoking, and future-shaping discussions.
During the event, India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with four countries to share INDIA STACK. Over 150 foreign delegates from 50 countries and 250 delegates attended the summit in person, while over 2000 people attended the summit live.
The meeting agenda included the Global DPI Summit and Global DPI Exhibition as side events, and closed-door meetings among the G20 delegates, invited countries, and IOs on the priority areas. The fourth in-person meeting of the Digital Economy Working Group and Digital Economy Minister’s meeting is scheduled to be held in Bengaluru, Karnataka, in August 2023.
The exhibition showcased 14 experience zones comprising successfully implemented DPIs related to Digital Identity, Fast Payment, DigiLocker, Soil Health Card, E-National Agriculture Market, Unified Mobile App for New-Age Governance, Open Network for Digital Commerce, seamless travel experience at airports, language translation, learning solution, telemedical consultation, and Digital India Journey.
The closed-door meetings held discussions on Digital Public Infrastructure and the concept of ‘One Future Alliance & One Future Fund’ for DPI, enabling principles for good DPI, and financing opportunities for DPI in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC). Digital skilling, upskilling, and reskilling, capacity building & awareness, building a mutual recognition framework for digital skills, and information sharing were also discussed. On the last day, security for a safe, resilient, and trusted digital economy was deliberated, including capacity building for children & youth and countering potential security threats.
