{"id":246,"date":"2026-01-19T07:24:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T07:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gdn.int\/newsite\/?page_id=246"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:14:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:14:45","slug":"dpi-pilot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gdn.int\/digitalisation\/dpi-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"Socioeconomic Impacts of DPI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Timeline<\/a><\/h4>

Pilot: <\/b>July 2024 - March 2025<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Geographical Scope<\/a><\/h4>

Bangladesh, Benin and Ethiopia<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Partners<\/a><\/h4>

Funder: <\/b>Co-Develop\nImplementing Partners:<\/b> SANEM (Bangladesh), ACED (Benin) EEA (Ethiopia)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Overview<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In collaboration with\u00a0Co-Develop<\/a>, GDN implemented a pilot programme which enabled three local research institutions in Bangladesh, Benin and Ethiopia to study the socioeconomic impacts of DPI in their respective countries. Guided by a Scientific Committee, the three research teams shared methodological approaches and data access strategies while building strong networks with government agencies responsible for national DPI implementation.<\/p>

This partnership aims to create a South-South and North-South community of researchers working on DPI and its developmental impacts, generating high-quality comparative evidence on DPI rollouts and use cases. The outcomes will feed up-to-date evidence into national and global debates on DPI, contributing to a larger global initiative set to launch shortly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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RELATED RESOURCES<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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REPORT | Findings from the Pilot<\/b><\/a><\/h3>

This report details the results of GDN\u2019s DPI pilot\nprogramme, evaluates what we have learned\nabout the socioeconomics of DPI, and\noutlines a path forward for scaling up this\ninitiative in partnership with the broader\ndevelopment community.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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WORKING PAPER | The Impact of DPI Interventions on Socioeconomic and Development Outcomes in Bangladesh <\/b><\/a><\/h3>

The study aims to assess the current state of DPI in Bangladesh, evaluate its data ecosystem, analyse its socioeconomic impacts, identify associated risks, and provide strategic policy recommendations.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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WORKING PAPER | <\/span>Development and Governance Impacts of DPI in Ethiopia<\/b><\/a><\/h3>

This study investigates the state and challenges of DPI in Ethiopia, and highlights the impact of DPI on development and governance using cross country panel dataset to compare Ethiopia\u2019s relative position.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Stay Connected<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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If you have questions, please write to DPI@gdn.int<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Socioeconomic Impacts of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Ethiopia: Fayda Biometric System. Credits: BiometricUpdate.Com Timeline Pilot: July 2024 – March 2025 Geographical Scope Bangladesh, Benin and Ethiopia Partners Funder: Co-Develop Implementing Partners: SANEM (Bangladesh), ACED (Benin) EEA (Ethiopia) Overview In collaboration with\u00a0Co-Develop, GDN implemented a pilot programme which enabled three local research institutions in Bangladesh, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-246","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gdn.int\/digitalisation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gdn.int\/digitalisation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gdn.int\/digitalisation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gdn.int\/digitalisation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gdn.int\/digitalisation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=246"}],"version-history":[{"count":78,"href":"https:\/\/gdn.int\/digitalisation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":682,"href":"https:\/\/gdn.int\/digitalisation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/246\/revisions\/682"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gdn.int\/digitalisation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gdn.int\/digitalisation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}