BRICS 2026: The Digital Spine of the Global South

As the global economy fragments into competing technology and supply-chain blocs, BRICS 2026 marks a decisive moment for building a development-centric digital order. This Global Eye Intelligence report unpacks the concept of BRICS+ Innovation Corridors as the digital spine of the Global South—linking infrastructure, data, finance, startups, MSMEs, and cross-border enterprise ecosystems into a single strategic framework.

The analysis explains why traditional trade corridors are no longer sufficient and how innovation corridors—anchored in Digital Public Infrastructure, AI-enabled platforms, interoperable standards, and development finance—can dramatically reduce transaction costs, accelerate technology adoption, and unlock cross-border scale for enterprises across BRICS economies. It highlights India’s unique role as a system integrator, leveraging DPI credibility, startup depth, and policy coordination to move BRICS from consensus to execution.

Covering institutional readiness, financing gaps, enterprise bottlenecks, and scenario pathways, the report shows what success would look like if innovation corridors are piloted, financed, and institutionalised—and what is at stake if BRICS fails to act.

For policymakers, investors, founders, and strategic planners, this is essential reading on how digital governance, innovation diplomacy, and economic power will be structured in a multipolar world.

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