Mark your calendars! The Digital Citizen Summit (DCS) 2026 is back for its eighth edition and will take place in New Delhi on 9–10 December 2026.
Centred on the theme JanDPI: Centring People in Digital Public Infrastructure, this year’s summit reimagines Digital Public Infrastructure as more than a technological backbone. It positions DPI as a people’s infrastructure, grounded in equity, dignity, and accountability.
The core vision of JanDPI lies in building people-centric Digital Public Infrastructure that focuses the “people” in DPI, and places people at the centre of design, governance, and delivery of digital services and technology. JanDPI goes beyond building platforms and software and ensures that the ‘people’ can use these systems locally, affordably, and without exclusion, through shared access points, assisted services, offline and low-tech options, regional languages, and socially inclusive design.
By centering the idea of JanDPI, DCS 2026 aims to bring the viewpoints and actions that challenge the dominant narratives that treat citizens as passive users of systems. It invites diverse stakeholders, including civil society, government institutions, business, legal and tech experts, to call for a shift toward people-centric infrastructure, wherein systems are designed to respond to diverse realities of the country and its people rather than expecting individuals, especially unconnected communities, to adapt.
Approach & Format
The Summit will bring together a wide range of voices, from civil society and government to business leaders, legal experts, technologists, and grassroots practitioners, to rethink how digital systems can respond to the diverse realities of people across the country, especially those who are still unconnected or underserved.
What to Expect
Expect lively panel discussions, sharp lightning talks, roundtables, tutorials, co-creation workshops, showcases, awards and exhibitions.
Most importantly, it is a space that will prioritise dialogue, collaboration, and co-creation to ensure that the voices of underserved communities are central to shaping the present and future of DPI.
Take a look back at last year’s Digital Citizen Summit to get a sense of the conversations, ideas, and energy that shape DCS.
