Research collection

Reports and papers from the Institute and its founder, each labelled by its relationship to the Institute.

IDFI publications

2026
Intelligent Banking 2030: from vision to execution. Seven pillars, the evidence as it stands in 2026, and a staged path for Islamic and small-market banks
Mohamed Shareef · Technical report · Island Digital Futures Institute, November 2026 · Version 1.0
IDFI publication
DOI 10.13140/RG.2.2.21984.85766
Digital Finance & Banking · Institutional AI Governance
2026
Maldives AI Ecosystem Outlook 2027
Mohamed Shareef · Report · Island Digital Futures Institute, AI Ecosystem Maldives programme, October 2026
IDFI publication
DOI 10.13140/RG.2.2.36805.82400
Institutional AI Governance · AI Ecosystem Maldives programme
2025
Maldives AI Ecosystem Outlook 2026
Mohamed Shareef · Report · Island Digital Futures Institute, AI Ecosystem Maldives programme, November 2025
IDFI publication
DOI 10.13140/RG.2.2.28705.57444
Institutional AI Governance · AI Ecosystem Maldives programme

Founder publications

The Institute’s research collection includes publications by its founder and affiliated researchers, including work undertaken before the Institute was established and under other institutional affiliations. Original authorship, affiliations, funding acknowledgements and publication records are preserved. Inclusion in this collection does not imply that IDFI commissioned, funded or originally published the work.

2026
The Amplified Sovereignty Paradox: AI Governance Lessons from Small Island Developing States
Mohamed Shareef · Conference paper · ITU Kaleidoscope 2026, Geneva, July 2026 · Original affiliation preserved
Founder publication
DOI 10.23919/ITUK70038.2026.11632992
Island Sovereignty & Resilience
2026
Citizen-as-a-Platform: Governing Digital Identity Through Transparency and Choice
Mohamed Shareef · Conference paper and book chapter · IFIP WG 9.4 Conference 2026, Kathmandu, May 2026 · Original affiliation preserved
Founder publication
DOI 10.1007/978-3-032-30942-6_4
Digital Public Infrastructure & Agency
2025
A Paradox-Pathway Framework for Digital Transformation in Small Island Developing States
Mohamed Shareef · Conference paper · IEEE ICCA 2025, Bahrain, December 2025 · Original affiliation preserved
Founder publication
DOI 10.1109/ICCA66035.2025.11430874
Island Sovereignty & Resilience
2020
Education for the Most Marginalised Post-COVID-19: Guidance for Governments on the Use of Digital Technologies in Education
Tim Unwin, Azra Naseem, Alicja Pawluczuk, Mohamed Shareef, Paul Spiesberger, Paul West, Christopher Yoo · Report · UNESCO Chair in ICT for Development, with support from EdTech Hub, November 2020 · Original affiliation preserved
Founder publication
DOI 10.5281/zenodo.4684361
Digital Public Infrastructure & Agency
2010
Exploring Digital Divide in the Maldives
Mohamed Shareef, Adegboyega Ojo, Tomasz Janowski · Conference paper and book chapter · IFIP Human Choice and Computers (HCC9), Brisbane, September 2010 · Original affiliation preserved
Founder publication
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-15479-9_5
Island Sovereignty & Resilience
2008
A Readiness Assessment Framework for e-Government Planning: Design and Application
Mohamed Shareef, Adegboyega Ojo, Tomasz Janowski · Conference paper · ICEGOV 2008, Cairo, December 2008 · Original affiliation preserved
Founder publication
DOI 10.1145/1509096.1509180
Digital Public Infrastructure & Agency