EU member states

Digital infrastructure

Investments in digital infrastructure as part of financing for development should be transparent and based on comprehensive human rights impact assessments and risk evaluations

As international development financing increasingly supports digital infrastructure — often in collaboration with private sector partnerships — states bear the responsibility to implement robust safeguards that protect human rights, ensure transparency, and promote accountability.

EU member states should to invest in resilient, secure, affordable, inclusive, and interoperable digital financial infrastructure, prioritising the public good.

EU investment vehicles should also support shared infrastructure investments — such as secure cloud services, cybersecurity, and audience analytics tools — that reduce operating costs and limit dependency on dominant commercial platforms, particularly for SMEs and smaller outlets.

EU member states should demand that investments in digital public infrastructure are transparent, inclusive, and rights-based, with robust safeguards to protect human rights, promote accountability, and strengthen civic resilience against digital information manipulation.