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Public digital systems, interoperable institutions and the social conditions for responsible access. This page shows the series it feeds, the evidence behind it and how to contribute.
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What this area brings to the editions.
Public digital systems, interoperable institutions and the social conditions for responsible access.
9 findings of the drafted editions that bear on Digital Public Infrastructure.
Drawn from the Baseline Edition 2026 drafts through the systems this area reads. Each opens at its anchor in its edition, with its numbered sources.
- GS-02Global EnergyOil flows through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply after 28 February 2026; IEA members released a record 400 million barrels, and EIA assumes flows stay constrained through the fourth quarter of 2026.REPORTED · SECTOR-ENERGY-GLOBAL-GOV-008
- GS-03Global Food and Agrifood SystemsAbout 266 million people in 47 countries and territories faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 2025, 22.9% of the analysed population, with famine confirmed in parts of the Gaza Strip and the Sudan; the total mainly reflects fewer countries analysed than in 2024.REPORTED · SECTOR-FOOD-GLOBAL-GOV-005
- GS-04Global Health and One HealthA Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak declared in May 2026 reached 7 890 confirmed cases and 3 799 deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by 23 September 2026, and WHO describes it as a public health emergency of international concern.REPORTED · SECTOR-HEALTH-GLOBAL-GOV-008
- GS-06Global Development and HumanitarianAbout 239 million people needed urgent humanitarian assistance and protection at the start of 2026, and 252 million by mid-year, 13 million more than at launch; conflict remains the main driver.REPORTED · SECTOR-DEVELOPMENT-GLOBAL-GOV-001
- GS-08Global Disaster and ResilienceTwo earthquakes caused most earthquake deaths in 2025: a magnitude 7.7 event in Myanmar (3,820 deaths, USD 11 billion) and a magnitude 6.0 event in Afghanistan (2,200 deaths).REPORTED · SECTOR-DISASTER-GLOBAL-GOV-002
- GS-11Global Biodiversity and EcosystemsBy the time of the global report 162 Parties (83%) had national targets aligned with the Framework, fewer than half of reporting Parties considered their national targets on track for any global target.REPORTED · SECTOR-BIODIVERSITY-GLOBAL-GOV-008
- GS-12Global Earth Observation and Planetary IntelligenceESA members subscribed EUR 3.4 billion to the Earth Observation Programme at the November 2025 ministerial meeting, within a record EUR 22.3 billion in total.REPORTED · SECTOR-EO-GLOBAL-GOV-006
- GS-13Global Cyber and Digital SystemsThe 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index covered 194 countries with an average score of 65.7 out of 100; 139 had a national incident response team and 55 did not, and 46 countries sit in the highest of five tiers.REPORTED · SECTOR-CYBER-GLOBAL-GOV-006
- GS-14Global Policy, Institutions and GovernanceV-Dem counts 92 autocracies and 87 democracies at the end of 2025, and 74% of the world’s population lives in autocracies against 7% in liberal democracies.REPORTED · SECTOR-POLICY-GLOBAL-GOV-001
From Foundry evidence to the series.
The evidence, step by step, from the systems this area reads to the series it feeds.
How Digital Public Infrastructure reaches Reports: what it reads, how it reads it, the sealed cut and the series it feeds.
| Step | What happens | Source |
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| 01 What it reads | Digital Public Infrastructure reads NXS-NSF (trust, authorisation and assurance) and NXS-POR (public, client and partner delivery): governed sources with their releases, never a value without its source. | |
| 02 How it reads them | Digital identity and public digital systems and Data engineering, interoperability and stewardship turn the evidence into findings, with assumptions and limits stated beside each value. | |
| 03 The cut is sealed | Each quarter the evidence is sealed in one cut, so OBSERVED, REPORTED and ESTIMATED values stay apart and every edition can be rebuilt. | |
| 04 The series it feeds | The cut feeds Strategic Systems and Exponential Technology, from the Baseline Edition 2026 into the quarterly series. | |
| 05 Who decides | Decisions stay with the authorities that hold them, under their own rules; an edition informs a decision and never makes it. |
A teaching model of the evidence path, not a forecast and not a record of any run; the systems, methods and series named come from the registries. Sources: Digital Public Infrastructure in Reports (2026); Digital Public Infrastructure home (2026).
The series it feeds, and what backs each.
| Series | Foundry systems it draws on | Academy disciplines | Series home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Systems | The Global Risks Index (NXS-GRX) concentration and substitutability analysis of strategic supply NXS-NET (network topology and continuity) digital backbone dependencies and continuity plans NXS-NSF the public-safe release decision that keeps sensitive detail out | Critical minerals, mining and extractives Technology security: dual-use, export controls and compute governance Trade, supply chains and geoeconomics | Strategic Systems series home |
| Exponential Technology | NXS-NXQ (software, models and capability lifecycle) the capability catalogue and fitness assessments of machine capabilities NXS-LAB (research, experiments and simulations) benchmark comparisons and experiment records for fast-changing technologies | Artificial intelligence and machine learning Innovation and frontier technology governance Quantum technologies | Exponential Technology series home |
The systems, methods and teaching behind it.
- NXS-NSFNXS-NSFNXS-NSFRooms: Authority, Assurance.
- NXS-PORNXS-PORNXS-PORRooms: Audiences, Publishing.
- NXS-APP (application catalogue and lifecycle)NXS-APPNXS-APPRooms: Installations, Recovery.
- NXS-RLS (participants, agreements and handoffs)NXS-RLSNXS-RLSRooms: Obligations, Handoffs.
- STEM methodSTEM CommonsDigital identity and public digital systemsThe canonical method page, with its limits.
- STEM methodSTEM CommonsData engineering, interoperability and stewardshipThe canonical method page, with its limits.
- STEM methodSTEM CommonsCybersecurity and cryptographyThe canonical method page, with its limits.
- STEM methodSTEM CommonsPayment and financial market technologyThe canonical method page, with its limits.
- STEM methodSTEM CommonsHigh-performance, cloud and edge computingThe canonical method page, with its limits.
- STEM methodSTEM CommonsDistributed ledgers and digital assetsThe canonical method page, with its limits.
- Academy disciplineRisk AcademyDigital public infrastructure and digital identityFaculty of Technology and Digital Systems
- FieldGCRIDigital public infrastructureThe field across science, governance and finance.
- FieldGCRICyber and digital resilienceThe field across science, governance and finance.
Where the same subject is reported elsewhere.
- Counterpart · GRFReportsAI and Digital GovernanceShared: Digital public infrastructure, Cyber and digital resilience.
- Counterpart · GRAReportsFintech NexusShared: Cyber and digital resilience, Digital public infrastructure.
- Counterpart · GRAReportsPayments and Market InfrastructureShared: Cyber and digital resilience, Digital public infrastructure.
- Counterpart · GRAReportsFinancial Cyber and Operational ResilienceShared: Cyber and digital resilience.
- Counterpart · GRAReportsFinancial Crime and Fraud RiskShared: Cyber and digital resilience.
- Standards areaNexus StandardsIdentity, authorisation and zero trustTrust, verification and assurance. Parts NS-11, NS-10, NS-9.
- Standards areaNexus StandardsCyber and digital resilience law alignmentDigital, cyber and AI. Parts NS-10, NS-11, NS-9.
- Standards areaNexus StandardsOpen science and digital public goods alignmentCommunities, learning and contribution. Parts NS-1, NS-3, NS-11.
- Standards areaNexus StandardsCyber and digital risk standardsDigital, cyber and AI. Parts NS-0, NS-9, NS-10, NS-11, NS-12.
- Standards areaNexus StandardsRegistries and the resolverOpen infrastructure and developers. Parts NS-1, NS-7, NS-3, NS-6.
- Standards areaNexus StandardsZero-trust fabricTrust, verification and assurance. Parts NS-11, NS-10, NS-9.
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