UK outlines digital development strategy for developing nations

Digital public infrastructure (DPI), including the international digital identity for development project, will be one of the central priorities of the United Kingdom’s new digital development strategy for low and middle-income nations.

The seven-year strategy, published last week by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, outlines plans to help develop digital technologies in four priority areas. Aside from DPI, these include developing connectivity in remote low-income areas, boosting the inclusion of women in the digital world and supporting the …

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