G-20 countries need to create and adopt open source and inter-operable platforms like UPI and aadhaar to promote inclusive digitisation across the world, a top government official said on Monday.

Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Anurag Jain said knowledge, innovation, and sustainability have emerged as the new age drivers of economic growth.

India has created a host of open source public digital infrastructure such as CoWIN platform, aadhaar, financial inclusion programmes, and UPI interface.

"G-20 should work towards creating and adopting guiding principles for such open source and inter-operable platforms and standards to promote inclusive digitisation across the world," he said.

Jain was addressing B20 Indonesia Global Dialogue, organised by industry chamber CII here.

Indonesia assumed the presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20) this year. It also chairs the Business 20 or B20 forum. It is G-20's primary engagement group comprising business sectors from around the member countries. India will hold the presidency of the G20 in 2023.

Jain added that India has created GIS (geographic information system)based PM GatiShakti planning and decision support system for integrated infrastructure development.

"This has more than 1,500 layers providing details of land, forest, mines and existing and planned infrastructure like roads. This has completely changed the way the infrastructure projects are planned and implemented in India," he said.

Further, he said the growth of startups globally is curtailed by several challenges with respect to access to finance, proper guidance, and policy support.

"To deliberate on such issues, India has proposed a new engagement group...Startup-20 under India's G-20 presidency," he said.

Speaking at the event, India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said the forum should drive economic growth and financial progress across the world.