| AFD | French Development Agency Agence française de développement |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| API | Application programming interface |
| AUC | African Union Commission |
| A4AI | Alliance for Affordable Internet |
| BEPS | Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting |
| BMZ | Federal Ministry of Economic Co-operation and Development (Germany) Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung |
| COVID-19 | Coronavirus disease 2019 |
| CRS | OECD Creditor Reporting System |
| CSO | Civil society organization |
| DAC | OECD Development Assistance Committee |
| DFI | Development finance institution |
| DGI | OECD Digital Government Index |
| DPG | Digital public good |
| DIAL | Digital Impact Alliance |
| DPD | EU Data Protection Directive |
| DPI | Digital public infrastructure |
| D4D | Digital for Development |
| EC | European Commission |
| EU | European Union |
| FCDO | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (United Kingdom) |
| G7 | Group of Seven |
| G20 | Group of Twenty |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GNI | Gross national income |
| GDPR | EU General Data Protection Regulation |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| ID4D | World Bank Identification for Development initiative |
| IEA | International Energy Agency |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| ILO | International Labor Organization |
| INTERPOL | International Criminal Police Organization |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| JICA | Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| KOICA | Korea International Cooperation Agency |
| LAC | Latin America and Caribbean |
| LDC | Least developed country |
| LIC | Low-income country |
| MNE | Multinational enterprises |
| MIC | Middle-income country |
| MSME | Micro, small and medium-sized enterprise |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PAYG | Pay-as-you-go |
| PPP | Public-private partnership |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNECA | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| USD | United States dollar |
| VAT | Value-added tax |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
Development Co‑operation Report 2021
Shaping a Just Digital Transformation
