I mean, of course this is dystopian hellscape stuff, but on the other hand, take into account how bureaucracies work. Also, the formulation here is telling:

"The 50-in-5 campaign’s declared objective over the next five years is for 50 countries to have devised, launched, and expanded at least one component of their digital public infrastructure stack in a secure, inclusive, and interoperable manner."

Anyone who's ever been inside an institution knows what this means. "at least one component" is something they can convert more easily than other things, which is not likely to be insignificant but unlikely to be a core system (too dangerous to f that up). And they'll do it not out of conviction (far from it, institutions don't want to change processes) but just to get that stamp of compliance, whjich everyone will put in their brochures as "member of this super innovative program", which will probably get incentivized with subsidies/investment markers/etc., so to have the stamp means more budget. Which only incentivizes them to do this with a visible, PR-heavy, but ultimately meh system. bus fares.

Also, good luck with the 50 countries. I'm going back and forth between Europe and South America. In Europe, yes, the sheep will lap it up, say yes sir, and do what they're told. Which will also work because everyone uses these systems anyway. In South America, it's a strong cash economy, half the population doesn't have a bank account, and they will block the fing street if the bus is an hour late, ready to burn sht down. So good luck with your digital system to tell people they can't buy meat empanadas.