What We Do

Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) refers to the foundational digital systems that, like physical roads and power grids, enable entire economies and societies to function digitally. Govino advises governments on designing, procuring, and governing the three core DPI layers:

Digital Identity

We support governments in designing public digital ID systems — the core pillar of DPI — that enable secure identification, authentication, and verification of individuals and organisations across digital and physical services. Our digital identity advisory covers biometric registration architectures, unique ID credential design, authentication protocols (biometrics, PINs, OTPs), eKYC integration, and privacy-preserving identity frameworks aligned with GDPR and African data protection laws.

Digital Payments

Government payment gateways provide faster, more efficient, and transparent financial transactions — improving revenue collection, public disbursements, and service payments while reducing reliance on cash. Govino advises on payment gateway architecture, interoperability standards, mobile money integration, G2P (government-to-person) payment systems for social protection, and integration with broader DPI systems.

Data Exchange Structures

Data Exchange and Consent Architecture enables secure, interoperable, and consent-based sharing of data between governments, businesses, and citizens. We design data exchange frameworks covering interoperability standards, consent management systems, API governance, and federated data architecture — ensuring that data flows drive innovation and inclusion while protecting individual privacy.

Why It Matters

Countries with mature DPI ecosystems — India's Aadhaar/UPI/DigiLocker, Singapore's Singpass, Estonia's X-Road — demonstrate dramatically superior outcomes in financial inclusion, service delivery efficiency, and economic growth. Govino helps African and Gulf governments build equivalent foundations adapted to their specific legal, institutional, and technical contexts.