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Omidyar Network joins as a member of the DPGA
December 10, 2021
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
The Digital Public Goods Alliance has, over the past year, worked closely with Omidyar Network. Their leadership, particularly in the areas of digital public infrastructure, is part of the reason we’re thrilled to announce them today as a member of the Digital Public Goods Alliance.
Ghana, home to some of West Africa's first DPGs
December 1, 2021
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Today, we are celebrating three new DPGs derived from that program, and the first cohort of DPGs from West Africa.
UN Global Pulse joins the DPGA & uses DPGs to help save the lives of mothers and babies
October 21, 2021
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
We are thrilled to welcome UN Global Pulse as the newest member of the Digital Public Goods Alliance. UN Global Pulse’s lab in Finland will be coordinating with the DPGA to explore and better understand what digital public goods exist, and how they can contribute to improving maternal and newborn health.
Digital Public Goods at UNGA76
September 30, 2021
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
The Digital Public Goods Alliance co-hosted and participated in high level events during the United Nations General Assembly emphasizing open source and the relevance of DPGs for building open culture and open societies in the UN and around the world. Read the takeaways from these events here.
GitHub joins the DPGA as a new member
September 29, 2021
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
GitHub’s Social Impact team empowers nonprofits and the greater social sector to drive positive and lasting global contributions. Participants in thirteen countries across five continents engage, incl...
The Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology joins the DPGA
September 27, 2021
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Today we’re pleased to announce The Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology as a new member to the Digital Public Goods Alliance.
Welcoming UNDP & BMZ to the Digital Public Goods Alliance Board
September 1, 2021
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
The DPGA is pleased to announce that the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are joining the Digital Public Goods Alliance as new members, and joining an evolved DPGA board from January 2022.
The Digital Public Goods Alliance’s commitment to co-develop digital public infrastructure for an equitable recovery
August 30, 2021
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
On August 30th, the DPGA, alongside Rockefeller and The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, brought together leaders from around the world to frame an ambitious, truly collaborative agenda for building digital public infrastructure. Here the DPGA shares some examples of the most relevant core, coordinated and aligned ongoing DPI-related activities driven by the DPGA Secretariat and organisations listed in the DPGA 2021 Activity Roadmap.
Expanding the Digital Public Goods Alliance
August 27, 2021
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Organisations all over the world are already working to support and advance digital public goods. Over the coming months the DPGA Secretariat will invite stakeholders whose activities are significantly advancing the strategic objectives outlined in the DPGA strategy to be a part of the DPGA Annual Roadmap.
