GCRI · Digital Public Infrastructure
Source and data register
Where Digital Public Infrastructure gets its data: each source with its licence, lineage, resolution, quality checks and known gaps.
01Sequence
The order things happen in.
- 01Draftsources cited, labels attached
- 02Evidence checkevery value traced
- 03Independent reviewconflicts declared
- 04Editionpublished with its limits
- 05Correctiona new version, never a silent edit
02What is recorded
Each source carries five facts.
01
Origin
Who produces the data and how.
02
Access terms
Licence, restrictions and permitted uses.
03
Quality
Coverage, resolution, update frequency and known errors.
04
Provenance
How the data reached the platform and what was changed.
05
Gaps
What is missing and how the gap is handled.
03Register
Every source the topic dossiers cite, with its terms.
| Source | What it gives | Terms | Used in |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIS CPMI Red Book statistics and fast payments reports | Payment statistics and fast payment system practice | Public, BIS terms | Digital payments and services |
| Central bank payment system reports | Volumes, availability and incidents | Public records, terms per central bank | Digital payments and services |
| Civil society assessments of identity systems | Rights and inclusion analyses | Public, terms per publisher | Identity and authentication |
| Competition authority cloud market studies | Market concentration and switching barriers | Public records, licence per authority | Public cloud and concentration |
| Data protection authority reports | Breaches and enforcement concerning identity data | Public records, licence per authority | Identity and authentication |
| Digital Public Goods Alliance registry | Recognised digital public goods and their use | Public, DPGA terms | Digital public value |
| ENISA reports on public sector cybersecurity | Threats and good practice | Public, ENISA terms | Digital service resilience |
| EU Data Act provisions on cloud switching | Rules on switching and egress charges | Public, EU terms | Public cloud and concentration |
| EU Data Governance Act and Common European Data Spaces documentation | Rules and design for data spaces | Public, EU terms | Data spaces and rights |
| European Data Protection Board and national authority reports | Enforcement and guidance | Public, EU and national terms | Data spaces and rights |
| European Interoperability Framework and Interoperable Europe Act | Principles and legal basis for public sector interoperability | Public, EU terms | Interoperability and APIs |
| Eurostat digital economy and society statistics | Use of e-government and digital skills | Open, Eurostat reuse policy | Digital inclusion |
| Government cloud strategies and procurement frameworks | Policies and contracts for public cloud | Public records, licence per government | Public cloud and concentration |
| Government service performance dashboards | Availability and usage of digital services | Open data where published | Digital service resilience |
| Government service performance data | Speed, cost and satisfaction | Open data where published | Digital public value |
| GovStack specifications | Building block specifications for digital government | Open, licence to check | Interoperability and APIs |
| International Data Spaces Association and Gaia-X specifications | Technical frameworks for data spaces | Public, terms to check | Data spaces and rights |
| ITU Facts and Figures | Internet use by country, sex and location | Public, ITU terms (to check) | Digital inclusion |
| National API catalogues | Published government APIs | Open, licence per catalogue | Interoperability and APIs |
| National CSIRT and cyber agency reports | Incidents affecting public services | Public, terms per agency | Digital service resilience |
| NIS2 Directive requirements for public administration | Resilience obligations for public entities in the EU | Public, EU terms | Digital service resilience |
| NIST Digital Identity Guidelines (SP 800-63) | Identity proofing and authentication assurance levels | Public domain, US government | Identity and authentication |
| OECD Digital Government Index and studies | Digital government practices across countries | Public, OECD terms | Interoperability and APIs |
| OECD work on data governance and trust | Policy analysis of data sharing | Public, OECD terms | Data spaces and rights |
| Ombudsman and audit office reports | Complaints and audits of digital services | Public records, licence per office | Digital public value |
| Provider status histories | Records of outages | Public, terms per provider | Public cloud and concentration |
| Public procurement data portals | Spending by supplier | Open data, licence per portal | Public cloud and concentration |
| Published post-incident reviews of government digital services | Causes and recovery of outages | Public records, terms per publisher | Digital service resilience |
| Regulator and industry fraud reports, such as UK Finance annual fraud reports | Payment fraud volumes and types | Public, terms per publisher | Digital payments and services |
| Rigorous evaluations of digital transfers and services | Effects on leakage, speed and welfare | Licence per publication | Digital public value |
| UN E-Government Survey | Online service provision across countries | Public, UN terms of use | Digital inclusion |
| UNCTAD Data Protection and Privacy Legislation Worldwide | Status of laws by country | Public, UNCTAD terms | Data spaces and rights |
| UNDP and partners DPI impact studies | Evidence on outcomes of digital public infrastructure | Public, terms per publisher | Digital public value |
| UNICEF birth registration data | Birth registration by country | Public, UNICEF terms | Identity and authentication |
| W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines | Accessibility criteria | Open, W3C terms | Digital inclusion |
| Web Accessibility Directive monitoring reports | Accessibility of public sector websites in the EU | Public, EU terms | Digital inclusion |
| World Bank Global Findex Database | Use of accounts and digital payments | Open, CC BY 4.0 | Digital payments and services |
| World Bank ID4D global dataset and diagnostics | Identification coverage and system assessments | Public, World Bank terms | Identity and authentication |
| World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide | Cost of sending remittances | Open, CC BY 4.0 | Digital payments and services |
| X-Road documentation (Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions) | Open-source data exchange layer used by several governments | Open source, MIT licence | Interoperability and APIs |
04Known gaps
Where the DPI data record is thin.
- Exclusion and error rates by group.
- Outage and incident data.
- Vendor dependency data.
- Grievance outcomes.
05Status
How the register grows.
Sources are added to the register as they are reviewed. A source is listed only once its terms permit the use described.
06Sources
Where this page's references lead.
The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.
07Questions
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