A Regional Research and Open-Source Innovation Hub

Advancing Inclusive, Open-Source Digital Public Infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific

Blockchain and Data Analysis Interaction

Why it matters

Digital infrastructure is expanding. But infrastructure alone is not enough.

Across Asia-Pacific, countries are building digital identity, payments and data-sharing systems. The next challenge is ensuring these systems are affordable, inclusive, interoperable, secure and useful for everyone.

AI4DPI brings together researchers, governments, universities, developers and development partners to address the challenges through open research and technology.

AI4DPI brings together researchers, governments, universities, developers and development partners to address the challenges through open research and technology.

Four Research Areas

AI4DPI research agenda is structured around four mutually supporting pillars.

AI for DPI

Exploring how AI can make DPI easier to deploy, operate and interact with—while preserving security, consent and accountability.

Face & Liveness

Developing open approaches to face verification and presentation-attack detection that respond to deepfakes and emerging AI threats.

Verifiable Credentials

Researching trusted, privacy-preserving digital credentials and wallets that can work across institutions and borders.

Regional Research Community

Building an Asia-Pacific network of universities, researchers and developers creating and evaluating open DPI technologies.

From Research to Public Value

  • Open tools, datasets, benchmarks and research

  • Pilots, playbooks and implementation knowledge
  • Safer, more inclusive and trusted digital services

Built in Asia-Pacific, for Asia-Pacific

AI4DPI connects regional experience with global open-source DPI ecosystems. Country research examines different levels of digital maturity, infrastructure, affordability, inclusion and institutional capacity to understand what works—and under what conditions.

Help shape the next generation of DPI

Bring a research question, country challenge, use case, dataset, technical contribution or partnership opportunity.

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