The research contributes to the prudent development and deployment of digital identity solutions as digital public infrastructure in small jurisdictions by critically analysing ongoing pilots, such as the e-residencies in Palau and the HTX and Tron-led initiative in Dominica.

Policy makers and practitioners in small jurisdictions face the trade-off between expensive and infeasible solutions and lacking capacity for creating a custom digital identity solution without external support.

By contributing a measurement framework that can serve as tool for policy makers, this R&D initiative helps safeguarding the goal of small island developing states adapting to the challenges of climate change and sustainable development.