Canada joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance

The Digital Public Goods Alliance is thrilled to welcome The Government of Canada, through the Canadian Digital Service (CDS), as its newest member.As part of its membership, Canada will enable trusted, hands-on interactions between federal departments and DPGA member countries with technically vetted, adoption-ready software, leading to a more efficient pathway to identifying, adopting, and scaling digital public goods for the benefit of all Canadians.Since its launch in 2017, CDS has worked to bring proven and innovative digital approaches and solutions in support of its mandate of improving service delivery and solving common problems within the GC. CDS strives to power government service delivery by providing the common capabilities needed to reliably and securely provide digital services from end to end. CDS platform products, like many of those from international counterparts, are created to function as DPGs and components of the broader Canadian public infrastructure. They are open-source and readily available for reuse across jurisdictions and sectors. CDS products are also interoperable and are underpinned by strong safeguards that enable broad access and incremental collaborative improvement.

UNFCCC Technology Mechanism joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance

The Digital Public Goods Alliance is excited to welcome UN Climate Change and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) as its newest members.As part of their membership, UN Climate Change and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) will help strengthen the global digital public goods ecosystem by advancing the use of open, accessible, and interoperable digital solutions for climate action and sustainable development. This includes supporting the adoption and scaling of digital public goods through initiatives such as the DPGs for Climate Action Collection, a curated set of trusted digital public goods that support climate mitigation and adaptation efforts. Through their work on climate technology, digital innovation, and initiatives such as #AI4ClimateAction, UN Climate Change and the CTCN will also help connect governments, technology providers, practitioners, and innovators to accelerate the deployment of impactful digital solutions, particularly in developing countries.

Building momentum for Digital Public Goods – Sharing the DPGA Advocacy Strategy

Author: Jon Lloyd, Director of 50-in-5 and Advocacy, Digital Public Goods Alliance Secretariat Digital public goods (DPGs) are transforming how the world is tackling some of our most pressing global c...

Enhancing the Openness and Usability of Digital Public Goods by Accepting Only Fully Open-Licensed Content Collections and Data Sets

Author: Amreen Taneja, Standards Lead, DPGA Secretariat The Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) is committed to maintaining the highest standards of openness and usability of digital public goods (DP...

Toward public interest AI: the role of AI DPGs and public resources for AI

Author: Lea Gimpel, Director of AI and Country Engagement (Visiting Fellow)The rise of public interest AI, which broadly refers to AI systems that serve the long-term survival and well-being of humank...

Six ways countries are implementing safe, inclusive, and interoperable DPI with open source

Countries worldwide are building and strengthening their digital foundations to help improve public and private service delivery. In a recent roundtable discussion convened by the Digital Public Goods...

The Dominican Republic Joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance

The Digital Public Goods Alliance is thrilled to welcome the Government of the Dominican Republic, which will be joining as the newest member of the DPGA via the Ministry of Economy, Planning, and Dev...

OpenForum Europe joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance

The Digital Public Goods Alliance is thrilled to welcome OpenForum Europe (OFE) as the newest member! OFE is an independent think tank which promotes the merits of openness in computing to policy make...

Safeguarding Information Integrity during Elections with Digital Public Goods

With elections ongoing in India, already held in Bangladesh, Senegal, and Pakistan, and with more scheduled soon in Mexico, South Africa, the United States, and several other countries, more than 2 bi...

Join us at a Reboot the Earth Hackathon!

The Digital Public Goods Alliance Secretariat is thrilled to join forces with DPGA members FAO and the UN Office of Information and Communications Technology alongside Salesforce and the UN Youth Offi...

The Government of Malawi Joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance

The Digital Public Goods Alliance is excited to announce that the Government of Malawi has joined as a member, reinforcing their dedication to digital cooperation and the use of digital public goods f...

The Government of Singapore Joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance

The Digital Public Goods Alliance is thrilled to announce the Government of Singapore as our newest member! This partnership reinforces Singapore’s dedication to creating scalable, impactful dig...

Co-shaping our Digital Future: Advocating for the Inclusion of Digital Public Goods within the Global Digital Compact

Help protect and strengthen the impact of digital public goods by ensuring they are prominently recognised in the Global Digital Compact. Discover how, in less than 5 minutes, you can provide input at...

Creative Commons Joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance

The Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) is excited to welcome Creative Commons (CC) as a new member of the alliance, joining us in our mission to leverage digital public goods to address the world&#8...

Ethiopia's Digital Evolution: Tracing the Journey of Implementing DPGs and DPI, Guiding Principles & Lessons Learned

Authors:Yodahe Zemichael, Executive Director, National ID Program, EthiopiaLiv Marte Nordhaug, CEO, Digital Public Goods Alliance SecretariatAl Shiferaw, Technical Director, JSI Exploring how Ethiopia...