Multipolitan, a platform for borderless living headquartered in Singapore, has released The Digital State Project. The flagship report explores how governments can rebuild citizenship and public services for a digital-first world.
The report acts as a roadmap for how emerging technologies can reshape the fundamentals of statehood. It examines the future of identity, trust, citizenship, and the day-to-day machinery of government.
Drawing on insights from eight global leaders at the forefront of digital identity, AI-enabled public services, and next-generation sovereign infrastructure, the report examines how technology is reshaping sovereignty and trust. It spans systems from digital IDs to “agentic” service delivery.
Across eight contributions, The Digital State Project maps how governance is evolving at the intersection of identity, intelligence, mobility, climate resilience, and space. It also frames themes such as “Nations as a Service,” “Identity without borders,” and the shift from digital to agentic states that automate, anticipate, and personalize public services.
As digital identity becomes more widespread, the report argues that citizens will increasingly expect not just faster paperwork, but smarter, more adaptive public services. They will also expect governments to operate more like product organizations than traditional bureaucracies.
Grounding its thesis in real-world examples, The Digital State Project highlights how a new “physical-digital fabric” is taking shape globally. Examples include Palau’s digital residency program, Tuvalu’s push for digital nationhood, and Ukraine’s evolution of digital public services through platforms like Diia.
The report brings together eight perspectives from contributors working at the frontier of digital governance and state innovation. Participants include Nirbhay Handa (Multipolitan), Oleksandr Bornyakov (Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation), Luukas Ilves (Advisor, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine), William Wang (RNS.ID), James Ellsmoor (Island Innovation), Briar Prestidge (Metaverse Advisor for INTERPOL), Hrish Lotlikar (SuperWorld), and Anna Hazlett (AzurX).
KEY QUOTE:
“Americans are watching the idea of ‘identity’ change in real time, from how we verify ourselves to how civic services are delivered. The next decade will belong to countries that treat digital identity, AI governance, and infrastructure as strategic assets. People won’t just move between nations. They’ll increasingly ‘log in’ to them.”
Nirbhay Handa, Co-Founder and CEO of Multipolitan
