New Delhi, Apr 28 (KNN) NITI Aayog on Monday launched DPI@2047 for Viksit Bharat, a strategic roadmap to guide the next phase of India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) journey, with a focus on productivity-led and inclusive growth.
The roadmap underscores a shift in technology competition—from standalone innovation to the ability to connect and scale solutions across sectors using digital infrastructure. It highlights the growing importance of digital rails in enabling ideas and services to reach population scale.
The roadmap was unveiled by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery and Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA)to the Government of India.
Two-Phase Digital Strategy
Developed with EkStep Foundation and Deloitte, the roadmap outlines a two-phase approach: DPI 2.0 (2025–2035), focused on livelihood-led growth, and DPI 3.0 (2035–2047), aimed at broad-based prosperity. The immediate priority is DPI 2.0.
Focus Areas and Execution
DPI 2.0 targets key sectors such as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), agriculture, education, and health, while strengthening enablers like credit, energy, and welfare delivery.
It emphasises four execution priorities: district-level implementation, technology entrepreneurship, AI adoption, and cross-sector integration through better data use and digital systems.
Enabling Productivity and Inclusion
The roadmap seeks to expand DPI beyond identity and payments into areas that drive livelihoods and market access. It aims to enable large-scale adoption of technologies like AI through open infrastructure, trusted data systems, and ecosystem-led innovation.
Leadership Perspective
The NITI Aayog VC noted that the focus has shifted from GDP to productivity, noting that higher-quality jobs, stronger incomes and improved living standards depend on productivity gains.
He added that while DPI 1.0 demonstrated the power of networks, the next phase will be driven by how AI and DPI boost productivity at scale.
PSA Sood said technology leadership will increasingly hinge on translating science and innovation into scalable, trusted public outcomes, noting that India’s Digital Public Infrastructure has already demonstrated the power of open, interoperable systems at population scale.
He emphasised that the next phase should build on this by integrating frontier technologies with strong scientific rigour and safeguards.
Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran said, “We are navigating a period of acute energy market volatility. Disruptions in West Asia have sharpened the question that has always sat uncomfortably at the center of India’s growth story…. we have to compensate for these significant economic ill effects of the energy price shock with productivity and competitiveness gains elsewhere in the economy and that is where the DPI 2.0 roadmap will be extremely useful for policy makers,” as quoted by ANI.
(KNN Bureau)
