Digital Economy Working Group Meeting

About The Event

Participation in the summit is by invitation only

The stage is set for a ground breaking event that will ignite the spark of digital transformation and propel nations towards a brighter future. Welcome to the Global DPI Summit, where global visionaries and leaders converge to embrace the limitless possibilities of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI).

Under the visionary leadership of India's Presidency, the G20 Digital Economy Working Group has identified DPI as a key priority area. DPI, with its profound impact on social, economic, digital, and sustainable development goals, has emerged as a game-changer for digital economy and its stakeholders. It has opened doors to unparalleled opportunities, fostered innovation, and empowered individuals and communities like never before.

While the foundational building blocks of DPI, such as Digital Identity, Digital Payments, and Data Exchanges, have been embraced by many, there is still a global quest for universal adoption of DPI. This journey signifies the diverse perspectives and collaborative spirit of nations working together for a common goal.

The Global DPI Summit arrives as a beacon of hope and progress, shining its light on the way forward. Its grand stage will be set in the enchanting city of Pune, Maharashtra, India place teeming with rich heritage and vibrant energy. Against this backdrop, the summit aims to bring together brilliant minds, creative thinkers, and passionate advocates of DPI from around the globe.

The summit seeks to ignite inspiration, propelling nations to embrace DPI as a catalyst for growth, inclusivity, and citizen’s welfare.

The objectives of this momentous gathering are manifold. It aims to:

Build a pragmatic understanding of DPI

Showcase the remarkable DPIs of G20 members and invited countries and their impact on the national and global digital economy

Deliberate on critical success factors with key stakeholders

Share the know-how and best practices of DPI

This is in alignment with the core theme of India’s G20 presidency viz. Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam- ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’.
The summit will also have a Global DPI Exhibition which will showcase and demonstrate India Stack initiatives
such as UPI, Aadhaar, DigiLocker, UMANG, and many more.

Esteemed Dignitaries

Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Hon'ble Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India

Mr. Alkesh Kumar Sharma

Hon'ble Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India

Mr. Gevorg Mantashyan

Hon'ble First Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia

Mr. Mohammed Khamis Abdulla

Hon'ble Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information Communication and Information Technology, Tanzania

Mr. Tamba Edward Juana

Hon'ble Permanent Secretary, Sierra Leone

Mr. Walter Eduardo Morales Vega

Hon'ble Board Advisor, Central Bank of Uruguay

Eliud O. Owalo

Hon’ble Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy in Kenya

Ms. Rishma Nimi Kuldipsingh

Hon'ble Minister, Suriname

Ms. Damchen Zangmo

Dy.Chief ICT Officer, GovTech Agency, Bhutan

Rahaingonjatovo Nirina

Honb'le Chief Digital Officer, Ministry of Digital Development, Digital Transformation, Posts and Telecommunications of Madagascar

Mr. Moses Kunkuyu Kalongashawa

Honb'le Minister, Ministry of Information, Malawi

Mr. Kanaka Dasaratha Herath

State Minister Of Technology, Ministry Of Technology, Sri Lanka

SPEAKERS & DELEGATES

Mr. Abhishek Singh

P&CEO, National E-Governance Division, MeitY

Mr. R S Sharma

Chairman, Geospatial Data Promotion and Development Committeer

Mr. S Gopalakrishnan

CEO, National Health Authority

Mr. Prabhat Kumar

Special Secretary (Development Partnership Administration), MEA

Ms. Christine Martin Meier

Director, Digital Public Goods Charter

Ms. Keyzom Ngodup Massally

Head of Digital Programmes, UNDP Chief Digital Office

Mr. Rupinder Singh

CEO, UIDAI

Mr. Jonathan Marskell

Senior Program Officer, World-Bank

Mr. Vivek Raghavan

Chief AI Evangelist at EkStep, Foundation

Mr. Rene C. Mendoza

Assistant National Statistician for Systems and Information Security Service, Philippine

Ms. Barbara Ubaldi

Acting Head of the Division on Open and Innovative Governments, OECD

Mr. Dilip Asbe

MD & CEO, National Payments Corporation of India

Mr. Dan Radcliffe

Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Ms. Nilima Ramteke

Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank

Ms. Prerna Saxena

Asia Regional Lead, Better Than Cash Alliance, UNCDF

Mr. Surya Prakash B S

Fellow and Programme Director, Daksh India, Bangalore, India

Mr. S.K.G Rahate

Secretary, Department of Justice, India

Mr. Ashish J. Shiradhonkar

Registrar (OSD), Technology, Innovation and Planning and Member of E-Committee, Supreme Court of India

Ms. R. Arulmozhiselvi

District Judge on Deputation as Member, eCommittee, Supreme Court of India

Dr. Mariagrazia Squicciarini

Director for Social Policies ai and CEO, Social and Human Sciences Sector, UNESCO, France

Mr. C V Madhukar

CEO, Co-Develop

Mr. Anir Chowdhury

Policy Advisor, A2I, Bangladesh

Ms. Alka Misra

Deputy Director General, National Informatics Center (NIC)

Mr. B G Mahesh

Co-Founder & CEO, DigiSahamati Foundation

Mr. Vijayakumar Manjunatha

SVP, eMudhra and Chair of TSWG, Asia PKI Consortium

Mr. Arvind Kumar

Controller of Certifying Authorities, Government of India

Prof. Satoru Tezuka

Chair, Digital Trust Working Group, Japan

Mr. Nick Pope

Chair, ETSI TC ESI, Europe

Ms. Anne Waweru

Director ICT, KenTrade, Kenya

Mr. Shankar Maruwada

Co-Founder and CEO, EkStep Foundation

Ms. Eunsong Kim

Head of Unit and Programme Specialist, Social & Human Science Unit, UNESCO

Ms. L S Changsan

Additional Secretary (Digital), Department of School Education & Literacy, Government of India

Dr. Buddha Chandrashekhar

Chief Coordinating Officer, AICTE, Department of Higher Education

Ms. Martine Bottheim

Acting Ambassador, Norway

Mr. Vikalp Sahni

Founder & CEO, Eka Care

Mr. Suhel Bidani

Lead - Digital, BMGF

Mr. Rajeev Chawla

Chief Knowledge Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, India

Mr. Chengal Navin Twarakavi

Senior Digital Agriculture Specialist, Asian Development Bank

Dr ML Jat

Global Research Program Director, ICRISAT, India

Ms. Chen Hattav

Ecosystem Development Manager, GrowingIL, Israel

Dr. Anil Rai

Assistant Director General (ICT), Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Mr. T Koshy

MD & CEO, ONDC

Dr. Srivatsa Krishna

IAS, Government of Karnataka

Mr. Robert Opp

Chief Digital Officer, UNDP

Vyjayanti T Desai

Practice Manager, World Bank Group, Global ID4D, G2Px initiative & Digital Development for South Asia

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12^th June

Time	Activity
Registration and Badging
08:30 AM – 09:00 AM	Registration and badging at the venue
Global DPI Exhibition
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM	Inauguration of the Global DPI Exhibition
Global DPI Summit - Inaugural Session
09:30 AM – 10:00 AM	Inaugural Session
9:30 AM – 09:32 AM	Lighting of the lamp
09:32 AM – 09:35 AM	Welcome Address and opening remarks by Mr. Alkesh Kumar Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India
09:35 AM – 09:38 AM	Video on Global DPI Summit
09:38 AM – 09:50 AM (4 Minutes Each)	Signing of MoU between India and Armenia Address by Mr. Gevorg Mantashyan, First Deputy Minister of HighTech Industry of the Republic of Signing of MoU between India and Sierra Leone Address by Mr. Tamba Edward Juana, Permanent secretary, Sierra Leone Signing of MoU between India and Suriname Address by Ms. Rishma Nimi Kuldipsingh, Hon'ble Minister, Suriname
09:50 AM – 09:55 AM	Address by Mr. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Hon'ble Minister of State in the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India
9:55 AM – 10:00 AM	Address by Mr. Eknath Sambhaji Shinde, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra (TBC)
Session Details
Timelines	Sessions
10:00 AM –11:15 AM	Overview of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) The session covers an overview of the Digital Public Infrastructure ecosystem and the offerings that are a game changer in the advocacy of the public service delivery in India. In-Chair Mr. Melford Walter Fitzgerald Nicholas, Minister of Information Communication Technologies, Utilities and Energy, Government of Antigua and Barbuda Moderator Mr. Abhishek Singh, President & CEO, National E-Governance Division, MeitY Dr. R. S. Sharma, Chairman, Geo-Spatial Data Promotion and Development Committee Mr. S Gopalakrishnan, CEO, National Health Authority Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Special Secretary (Development Partnership Administration), MEA Ms. Christine Martin Meier, Director, Digital Public Goods Charter Ms. Keyzom Ngodup Massally, Head of Digital Programmes, UNDP Chief Digital Office
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM	Tea Break
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM	Digital Identities for empowering people DPI for digital identity aims to verify and authenticate the identities of individuals, effectively preventing fraud and ensuring that only eligible beneficiaries receive the benefits and services they are entitled to. This session attempts to uncover the various nuances of Digital Identity infrastructure in India. In-Chair Mr. Eliud Okech Owalo, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of ICT and The Digital Economy, Kenya Moderator Mr. Rupinder Singh, CEO, UIDAI Panelists Mr. Jonathan Marskell, Senior Program Officer, World Bank Mr. Vivek Raghavan, Chief AI Evangelist at EkStep, Foundation Mr. Rene C. Mendoza, Assistant National Statistician for Systems and Information Security Service, Philippine Ms. Barbara Ubaldi, Acting Head of the Division on Open and Innovative Governments, OECD
12:45 PM – 01:45 PM	Lunch
01:45 PM – 03:00 PM	Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion This session will highlight the implementation aspects such as inclusive design of digital payment, creation of partner ecosystem, security measures, capacity building of stakeholders, and way forward. In-Chair Mr. Kanaka Dasaratha Herath, State Minister Of Technology, Ministry Of Technology, Sri Lanka Moderator Mr. Dilip Asbe, MD & CEO, National Payments Corporation of India Panelists Mr. Dan Radcliffe, Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Ms. Nilima Ramteke, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank Ms. Prerna Saxena, Asia Regional Lead, Better Than Cash Alliance, UNCDF
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM	DPI for Judicial Systems and Regulations This session will cover details of the interconnected network of courts and online document sharing which will further enhance the speed of delivering justice. In-Chair Mr. Mohammed Khamis Abdulla, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information Communication and Information Technology, Tanzania Moderator Mr. Surya Prakash B S, Fellow and Programme Director, Daksh India, Bangalore, India Panelists Mr. S.K.G Rahate, Secretary, Department of Justice, India Mr. Ashish J. Shiradhonkar, HOD e-Courts Project, e-Committee, Supreme Court of India, India Ms. R. Arulmozhiselvi, Member, e-Committee, Supreme Court of India, India Dr. Mariagrazia Squicciarini, Director for Social Policies ai and CEO, Social and Human Sciences Sector, UNESCO, France
04:00 PM – 04:05 PM	Closing Remarks G20 DEWG Chair / Co-Chair
04:05 PM – 04:30 PM	Tea Break and preparation for Excursion Tour
05:00 PM – 06:30 PM	Excursion Tour to Maharshtriyan “Ashadhi Wari” (Palkhi Darshan)
06:30 PM – 07:30 PM	Cultural Experience at Hotel JW Marriott
07:30 PM – 09:30 PM	Cultural Event followed by Welcome Dinner at Hotel JW Marriott

13^th June

Time	Activity
09:30 AM – 10:45 AM	Digital Document Exchange for efficient service delivery The session will deliberate the country’s experience on rolling out DPIs on Data/Digital Document Exchange. Global experts will share their thoughts and experiences on designing, rolling out and maintaining Data Exchange at national level. In-Chair Mr. Gevorg Mantashyan, First Deputy Minister of High Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia Moderator Mr. C V Madhukar, CEO, Co-Develop Panelists Mr. C V Madhukar, CEO, Co-Develop Mr. Abhishek Singh, President and CEO, NeGD, MeitY Mr. Anir Chowdhury, Policy Advisor, A2I, Bangladesh Ms. Alka Misra, Deputy Director General, National Informatics Center (NIC) Mr. B G Mahesh, Co-Founder & CEO, DigiSahamati Foundation
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM	Tea Break
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM	Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for DPI This session covers the deliberations on the issuance and management of digital certificates in a secure and scalable environment. Global good practices would be shared by the speakers during the session. In-Chair Mr. Moses Kunkuyu Kalongashawa, Minister, Ministry of Information, Malawi Moderator Mr. Vijayakumar Manjunatha, SVP, eMudhra and Chair of TSWG, Asia PKI Consortium Panelists Mr. Arvind Kumar, Controller of Certifying Authorities, Government of India Prof. Satoru Tezuka, Chair, Digital Trust Working Group, Japan Mr. Nick Pope, Chair, ETSI TC ESI, Europe Ms. Anne Waweru, Director ICT, KenTrade, Kenya
12:15 AM – 01:15 PM	Digital Education and Skilling The session will cover universal access to quality education and address diverse learning needs while aiming to leverage technology and digital platforms for enhancing accessibility, quality, and reach of education across the country. These play a crucial role in promoting digital literacy, providing digital learning resources, and enabling a more inclusive and equitable education system. In-Chair Ms Parvashi D Maharahaje, Assistant Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information Technology and Communication, Mauritius Moderator Mr. Shankar Maruwada, Co-Founder and CEO, EkStep Foundation Panelists Ms. Eunsong Kim, Head of Unit and Programme Specialist, Social & Human Science Unit, UNESCO Ms. L S Changsan, Additional Secretary (Digital), Department of School Education & Literacy, Government of India Dr. Buddha Chandrashekhar, Chief Coordinating Officer, AICTE, Department of Higher Education
01:15 PM – 02:15 PM	Lunch
02:15 PM – 03:15 PM	DPI for Digital Health and Climate Action This session covers the DPI offerings for improving the healthcare system in India as well as other parts of the globe, using relevant technology offerings which are beneficial for both – the Government and healthcare providers. In-Chair Mr. Rahaingonjatovo Nirina, Chief Digital Officer, Ministry of Digital Development, Digital Transformation, Posts and Telecommunications of Madagascar Moderator Ms. Keyzom Ngodup Massally, Head of Digital Programmes, UNDP Chief Digital Office Panelists Ms. Martine Bottheim, Acting Ambassador, Norway Mr. Vikalp Sahni, Founder & CEO, Eka Care Mr. Suhel Bidani, Lead - Digital, BMGF
03:15 PM – 04:15 PM	Digital Agriculture Ecosystem This session covers deliberations on various technological systems, platforms, and tools like mobile applications, sensor-based technologies, precision farming, weather forecasting, market information dissemination, access to financial services, etc. which will have a long-lasting effect on agricultural ecosystem. In-Chair Ms. Damchen Zangmo, Dy.Chief ICT Officer, GovTech Agency, Bhutan Moderator Mr. Rajeev Chawla, Chief Knowledge Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, India Panelists Mr. Chengal Navin Twarakavi, Senior Digital Agriculture Specialist, Asian Development Bank Dr ML Jat, Global Research Program Director, ICRISAT, India Ms. Chen Hattav, Ecosystem Development Manager, GrowingIL, Israel Dr. Anil Rai, Assistant Director General (ICT), Indian Council of Agricultural Research
04:15 PM – 04:30 PM	Tea Break
04:30 PM – 05:30 PM	Building the Global DPI Ecosystem This session would cover the deliberations on the digital ecosystem that would act as an enabler in the DPI space. Deliberations would cover topics on data storage in secure environment, identity management, and leveraging the same for public services, apart from discussion on how the mobile revolution would aid in its further dissemination. In-Chair Mr. Walter Eduardo Morales Vega, Board Advisor, Central Bank of Uruguay Moderator Mr. Abhishek Singh, President and CEO, NeGD, MeitY Panelists Mr. T Koshy, MD & CEO, ONDC Dr. Srivatsa Krishna, IAS, Government of Karnataka Mr. Robert Opp, Chief Digital Officer, UNDP, USA Ms. Vyjayanti T Desai, Practice Manager, World Bank
5:30 PM-5:35 PM	Vote Of Thanks
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM	Ratri Bhoj Par Samvaad (Dinner) at Savitribai Phule Pune University

Global DPI Exhibition

Come and experience an immersive journey
of India Stack through its marquee services

Participation in exhibition is open to all on 13th & 14th June, 2023 from 10 AM - 6 PM IST

During the Global DPI Summit from June 13-14, 2023, a Global DPI Exhibition will be organised at the JW Marriott Hotel, Pune, Maharashtra, India. Twelve initiatives from under the Digital India Flagship Programme will showcase the best practices in implementing DPIs.

The exhibition will provide an immersive experience, enabling visitors to explore the Global DPI repositories and gain insights for the betterment of the global community. It will use innovative technologies like Anamorphic Videos, Interactive Displays, Touch Displays, RFID Technologies, and much more to curate an immersive experience for the visitors.