Digital research infrastructure (DRI) plays a vital role in supporting inclusive and collaborative research and innovation systems across the UK and internationally. This report aims to outline the scope of the UK’s DRI, convene collective understandings of the potential for federated approaches, and make recommendations to achieve them.

This working paper studies the complex relationship between technology adoption and infor­mality, leveraging recent cross-country data to analyse the effects of mobile phone subscrip­tions, internet access, automation and e-government on informal employment, vulnerable em­ployment, and the shadow economy's GDP share.

This policy brief examines the current state of digital trade facilitation with a focus on the role that digital trade platforms play. It identifies the challenges that hinder the wider adoption of such systems and provides recommendations to overcome key barriers.

This paper presents the main findings of the 2023 edition of the OECD Digital Government Index (DGI), which benchmarks the efforts made by governments to establish the foundations necessary for a coherent, human-centred digital transformation of the public sector.

The scholarly publishing sector is undergoing its second digital transformation. Recognising the vast array of standards, systems and tools in many of the categories of shared infrastructure, this paper examines four critical categories of shared infrastructure in some depth - looking for successes, unmet needs, and opportunities in each.