We are honored to feature the visionary quotes from Shri Bhuvnesh Kumar (CEO, Unique Identification Authority of India) Shri Nandan Nilekani (Co-founder and Chairman, Infosys; Founding Chairman, UIDAI) and Shri Dr. Pramod Varma (Former Chief Architect, Aadhaar & India Stack). Their crucial perspectives affirm the transformative role of AI in supercharging Digital Public Infrastructure for population-scale impact.
Authored by Rama Vedashree (Former CEO, Data Security Council of India) in association with The Dialogue’s AI vertical (Meemansa Agarwal, Programme Manager – AI, and Kamesh Shekar, Associate Director – Research and Strategy).
India’s Digital Public Infrastructures (DPIs) such as Aadhaar, UPI, and the Account Aggregator framework have transformed digital service delivery, enhancing accessibility, efficiency, and scale. As Artificial Intelligence (AI) rapidly evolves, its integration into DPIs offers the potential to unlock a new frontier of citizen-centric, secure, and inclusive digital innovation.
This report provides a first-of-its-kind exploration of how AI is already being embedded within India’s DPIs, and maps out future opportunities where AI can drive efficiency, personalisation, security, and scalability. It further proposes a governance framework to ensure that AI is integrated responsibly, with transparency, fairness, and accountability at the core.
Key Highlights
- Case studies of AI applications in Aadhaar, UPI, and Account Aggregator ecosystems.
- Prospective AI use cases, including fraud detection, conversational interfaces, credit scoring, and deepfake prevention.
- Guiding principles and governance framework for trustworthy AI in DPIs, building on India’s leadership in digital innovation.
- Global relevance, aligning India’s DPI–AI model with international conversations on responsible digital transformation.
Why This Matters
By embedding AI responsibly into its digital public infrastructure, India can move toward DPI 2.0 – Digital Public Intelligence, setting benchmarks for inclusive, transparent, and innovation-driven digital ecosystems worldwide.
