Brazil and India have announced the launch of the Open Planetary Intelligence Network (OPIN), an collaborative initiative that will seek to use digital public infrastructure to bolster sustainable development and climate implementation for the benefit of the Global South.
OPIN, which was launched during Brazilian president Lula’s state visit to India, and following the recent AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, seeks to ‘unify the digital and climate transformations into a single planetary implementation agenda’, according to a statement.
‘Deeper structural shift’
“OPIN reflects a deeper structural shift with the increasing integration of the digital and climate transitions into a shared planetary agenda aligned with the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda,” commented Túlio Andrade, COP30 strategy and alignment director.
It builds on recent multilateral milestones, such as India’s G20 Presidency in 2023, Brazil’s G20 Presidency in 2024, and Brazil’s hosting of COP30 in Belém in 2025.
Grounded in open digital architectures, OPIN will support the integration of climate and development information across various channels, from real-time monitoring of emissions and renewable energy systems to digital platforms enabling climate-positive actions and resource mobilisation.
It will seek to ‘transform fragmented data into actionable planetary intelligence’, in turn better informing decision-making and resource allocation.
Digital public infrastructure
Both Brazil and India have seen some success with digital public infrastructure to date – in Brazil, the ‘Pix’ instant payments platform has helped expand financial inclusion, while in India, the ‘India Stack’ platform, which combines digital identity, payments systems and data-sharing, has integrated large segments of the population into formal financial and economic systems.
According to both countries, such solutions could also be applied at planetary scale to accelerate the climate transition, through real-time early warning systems, climate-smart agriculture, decentralised energy markets and other solutions.
Brazil and India are inviting other countries across the Global South, as well as the broader international community, to participate in OPIN and develop a shared digital framework to support climate action.
“This feels like the moment we begin to ensure that the future of intelligence is collective, open, and planetary – for the benefit of all,” Andrade added. Read more here.
[Photo: Official photo of heads of state, heads of government, and ministers at the AI Impact India Summit 2026, New Delhi. Credit: Ricardo Stuckert / PR]
