India and Colombia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to share India’s open-sourced digital public infrastructure (DPI) solutions. The MoU is aimed at cooperation in the field of sharing successful digital solutions implemented at the population scale for digital transformation. It intends to promote digital transformation through capacity-building programs, the exchange of best practices, the exchange of public officials and experts, the development of pilot or demo solutions and the facilitation of private sector contacts to mutually benefit the digital ecosystems of both countries.
The MoU was signed between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the Information Technologies and Communications of Colombia. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, exchanged the MoU with Mauricio Lizcano, Minister of Information Technologies, and Communications of Colombia. The signatories were S. Krishnan, secretary, MeitY from India’s side, and Mauricio Lizcano from Colombia’s side.
Both sides discussed the importance of DPIs. These infrastructures constitute a set of shared digital systems that are secure and interoperable. They can be built on open standards to deliver and provide equitable access to public and private services. India Stack solutions are DPIs developed and implemented by India at a population scale to provide access and delivery of public services.
India is keen on partnering with Colombia by building upon a development partnership on digital transformation leading to a smooth adoption of DPI in Colombia.
