IGF 2025 Open Forum #70 The Future of DPI: Unpacking the Open Source AI Model

    Theater
    Duration (minutes): 60
    Format description: Theater style will be best for high visual engagement towards a panel discussion which will be the main focal point of the session. An hour is needed for a 30 minute panel discussion followed by interactive question and answer involving both the in person and remote participants.
    Description
    Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) represents a global, multi trillion-dollar opportunity based on essential digital systems that allows users to participate in the digital economy and society. As our future digital backbone, it is critical DPI protocols be future ready, interoperable, scalable and global. What is the best way to achieve this? Do the answers lie in open-source AI? If so, what does AI and other DPI products mean as a public good? What roles should the private and public sector play in advancing open-source AI?

    1.An online moderator will be present to ensure online attendees may fully participate and have their opinions be included in the discussion. An onsite organizer will act as rapporteur to fully integrate the views of both online and onsite attendees. 2. The organizer and moderators will all be tasked with monitoring the live zoom chat to address any questions from online attendees. The session will be well structured to receive interventions from online and onsite attendees in an alternating manner to allow for equitable representation from both groups. 3. PowerPoint and screen sharing will be used so both online and onsite attendees have access to the same materials while the session is ongoing as well as to ensure experiential parity in information shared.
    Organizers
    World Economic Forum
    Judith Vega, Governance Specialist, World Economic Forum (western) Daniel Dobrygowski, Head Governance and Trust, World Economic Forum (western) Agustina Callegari, Digital Safety Lead, World Economic Forum GRULAC
    Speakers
    Onsite: - Judith Vega, Onsite moderator, WEF (North America) - Flavia Alvez, Director, Meta (LATAM) - Larry Wade, Global Head Compliance for BCDC, PayPal (North America) - CTO Greece (Europe) Remote - Agustina Callegari, WEF (LATAM) online moderator - Daegan Kingery, WEF (Europe)
    Onsite Moderator
    Judith Vega
    Online Moderator
    Agustina Callegari
    Rapporteur
    Daegan Kingery
    SDGs
    4. Quality Education
    4.7
    4.a
    4.b
    4.c
    5.5
    5.a
    5.b
    8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
    9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
    10. Reduced Inequalities
    11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
    16.9
    17. Partnerships for the Goals


    Targets: DPI is at the core of economic inclusion, growth and access through its protocols and platforms for Digital Identity, digital payment systems and data exchange. As DPI continues to be developed, open source AI- treated as a public good- could be the key to innovation and eliminating barriers to access to growing opportunities across multiple sectors regardless of region or gender.