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Press Release: Microsoft and G42 Announce $1 Billion Comprehensive Digital Ecosystem Initiative for Kenya
The largest single private-sector digital investment in Kenya’s history will support economic development across East Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India, Ghana Agree To Operationalise UPI Link Within 6 Months
The linking of Indian and Ghanaian instant payment systems will be the latest in India's expansion of UPI operations, which are already available in countries such as France, UAE, Sri Lanka and Mauritius.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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India Launches $25 Million Fund and Global Repository to Spur Digital Public Infrastructure Implementation
DPI's are intended to support the achievement of the SDGs, and align with the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration (NDLD), according to the announcement.
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- Asia Pacific
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Understanding Digital Public Infrastructure: What it Means — and Why it Matters — to Businesses and Governments in Emerging Markets
In recent months, there has been an outpouring of media coverage and analysis on the topic of digital public infrastructure (DPI). David Porteous, Priya Vora, Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi and Peter Rabley explore the ongoing efforts to develop a shared understanding of what DPI means, and how it can impact global digital development. They urge DPI stakeholders to look beyond narrow, government-centered use cases and existing digital systems to envision next-generation applications based on public and private sector collaboration.
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- Finance, Technology