The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

The Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Tracking national-scale digital infrastructure around the world

Bhutan

Digital ID System

DPI-like

National digital identity

Governing entity: National Digital Identity Company
Status of implementation: Active
Legally binding redress mechanism: Both
Funding organizations identified: NA
Technical Support organizations identified: NA
URL: https://www.bhutanndi.com
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Claim of digital ID: YES
ID or Civil Registry Act: NO
Regulation for digital ID: YES
Codified digital ID legal status: YES
Procedural rules for digital ID enrolment: NO
Relationship with feeder documents: NO
Terms of data storage and sharing available: NO
National Data Protection Act: YES
Data leak disclosure process: NO
Data handling terms exist: YES
Collects or uses biometric data: YES
Digital authentication function: YES
Enables KYC packet collection: YES
Authentication through government portal: YES
Two or more sectoral use cases enabled: YES

Digital Payment System

DPI-like

Domestic IPS

Payment system type: Interbank payment system
Status of implementation: Active
Operator: Central bank
National / Regional: National
Annual value of transactions (USD): 2023- 1.07 B
Annual volume of transactions: 2023- 99.52 M
Cost of transactions: NA
Number of participants: 2023- 6
Types of transactions supported: P2P, P2M, B2B
Type of settlement system: NA
URL: https://www.rma.org.bt
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Active real-time payment system present: YES
Cross-border payments: NA
QR code transactions: NA
Bank participation: YES
Non-bank participation: NO
Interoperability policy: YES
Participation conditions and rules: NA
Data-handing rules for payment system: NA
Reporting forum: NA
AML Law: NA

Data Exchange System

WIP

Data Exchange System

Base technical architecture: NA
Status of implementation: Pilot
Governing Entity: GovTech Bhutan
Coordination unit: GovTech Bhutan
National / Regional: National
Sector-specific / Cross-sectoral: Cross-sectoral
Permitted participants: NA
Ownership: Public
URL: https://www.undp.org
Last Updated: 01/10/24
Semantic interoperability: NA
Real-time sharing: NA
Scalable architecture: NA
Audit mechanism: NA
Procedural rules for data mgmt.: NA
Enrolment and participation information: NA
Used by more than one public entity: NA
Impact metrics: NA