Governance & Integrity

Digital public infrastructure

Public services and emergency payments increasingly run on shared digital identity, payment and data-exchange systems, extending administrative reach while creating risks of exclusion, fraud, surveillance and dependence on a few systems.

Attention Share over time

GINC's attention score, worldwide and in each region: 100 is this trend's own three-year average in each place, as an 8-week average.

Regional Attention

By region

This trend’s share of all the attention the 250 trends draw in each region, and its rank there.

0.80%

34

0.21%

122

0.17%

155

0.07%

219

0.04%

165

0.03%

233

0.02%

243

0.02%

217

0.02%

168

0.01%

250

0.00%

248

By country

This trend’s share of all the attention the 250 trends draw in each country, and its rank there: the 12 highest of 48.

0.80%

34

0.61%

45

0.42%

73

0.39%

71

0.25%

72

0.09%

168

0.05%

176

0.05%

166

0.05%

159

0.04%

223

0.03%

133

0.03%

237

The ten trends most like this one: each one's share of attention over the period chosen, largest first, and over three years.

Scenario Relevance

A trend is relevant to a GINC Scenario where it changes how likely the scenario is, how hard it lands, or is itself sharply changed by it. Each trend is graded against every scenario on a seven-point scale from Nil to Critical.

Downside scenarios

ScenarioRelevance
S09
A cryptographic breakthrough invalidates digital trust
Technology and infrastructure
Very high
S04
Hybrid coercion ends in an infrastructure blackout
Geopolitical and security
High
S02
A global funding seizure reaches sovereign balance sheets
Economic and trade
Moderate
S05
A disputed transfer of power breaks effective government
Geopolitical and security
Low
S06
Two breadbasket failures trigger a food availability crisis
Energy, climate and resources
Low
S07
A major disaster disables the national economic core
Energy, climate and resources
Low
S08
An AI deployment step causes abrupt labour displacement
Technology and infrastructure
Low
S10
A novel respiratory pathogen exceeds health surge capacity
Health
Low
S01
Critical trade divides into rival blocs
Economic and trade
Very low
S03
A regional war closes a globally important sea route
Geopolitical and security
Very low

Upside scenarios

ScenarioRelevance
S18
A public service platform reaches inclusive operation
Technology and infrastructure
Critical
S20
A live outbreak proves rapid distributed pandemic defence
Health
Low
S11
A creditor agreement releases fiscal capacity
Economic and trade
Very low
S12
A cross-regional market access compact redirects investment
Economic and trade
Very low
S14
A verified Middle East settlement restores access
Geopolitical and security
Very low
S16
A validated farming package raises water-efficient output
Energy, climate and resources
Very low
S19
Affordable preventive treatments reduce chronic illness
Health
Very low
S13
A great-power agreement lowers economic security barriers
Geopolitical and security
Nil
S15
Cheap firm clean power becomes available at scale
Energy, climate and resources
Nil
S17
AI-directed research produces a reproducible discovery step
Technology and infrastructure
Nil