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Illustration showing the message Digital Public Infrastructure is not DPG, DPF, or DPS, with four coloured tiles and a seven-layer governance pyramid highlighting legal authority and remedy.

Digital public infrastructure is not DPG, DPF, or DPS: why confusing these terms is costing governments billions

DPI is governed shared capability, not an app portfolio. DPG is a reusable asset. DPF is a procedure-bound act that can create legally attributable outcomes. DPS delivers end-to-end outcomes. This taxonomy prevents authority drift, weak evidence, and remedy gaps.

Ott Sarv

Nov 29, 20254 min read

Digital public infrastructure fails when guidance cannot be enforced

Global digital public infrastructure playbooks travel well, yet accountability does not. When guidance is treated as governance, institutions end up with systems they cannot suspend, correct, or reverse.

Ott Sarv

Nov 1, 20254 min read