Digital platforms comprising data, software, and hardware can enhance innovation and value creation for businesses, consumers, and government. A digital platform is a system that includes software, hardware, facilities, offerings, development tools, and management tools. Digital platforms drive interoperability, which enriches the user experience. Standards are important for digital platforms to be feasible and include technical standards as well as processes, rules, regulations, and laws. The document discusses examples of digital platforms like Apple's App Store and provides a scenario of how platforms like Twitter and LinkedIn could integrate with Norway's citizen authentication platform called MinID.