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State of the Digital Public Goods Ecosystem 2022 Report
December 14, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Today the DPGA launches the 2022 State of the Digital Public Goods Ecosystem report featuring 30+ organisations and technologies in the DPG ecosystem.

Call for Submissions of Open Agricultural Advisory Services
December 7, 2022
Authors: Jameson Voisin
The Digital Public Goods Alliance’s Food Security Community of Practice, co-chaired by Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), are collaborating to identify open source software, data, and content collections that provide real-time, actionable advice for farmers to support them in their agricultural activities.

UN Office of Information and Communications Technology joins the DPGA
November 28, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Today, the United Nations Office of Information and Communication Technologies (OICT) became the latest member of the DPGA. Read more about OICT and their DPG initiatives.

DPGA launches new nominations portal making it easier for open-source solutions to become digital public goods!
November 17, 2022
Authors: Jameson Voisin
The DPGA believes in the potential of open-source as a catalyst for accelerating the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals. Countless tools exist that can be part of the solutions that policymak...

The DPG Charter: Key takeaways on deploying digital public goods as infrastructure
November 8, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
This blog first appeared on the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) website and is written by: Nicholas Gates (DIAL), Chrissy Martin Meier (DPG Charter), Lucy Harris (DPGA), and Viraj Tyagi (eGov Foundatio...

The DPG Charter: Key takeaways on building policymaker capacity to adopt and govern digital public infrastructure
October 20, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Practitioners and industry stakeholders identify practical challenges that must be addressed before open-source solutions and standards can play a meaningful role in digital transformation.

Foundation for Public Code joins the DPGA
October 13, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Today we welcome Foundation for Public Code as a new member of the DPGA. Their work helps public organisations collectively develop and maintain public code, stewards the Standard for Public Code, and provides codebase stewardship for DPG codebases.

The DPG Charter: Key takeaways on supporting digital public goods for the long-term
October 6, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Throughout 2022, the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) held a series of consultations in partnership with the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) and other partners to inform the scope and substance of the Digital Public Goods (DPG) Charter. Read more as part of this blog series.

Global leaders usher in a new era of digital cooperation for a more sustainable, equitable world
September 27, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Countries from around the world committed to sharing digital public goods and best practices for the Global Goals. Funders committed US$295 million to advance inclusive digital public infrastructure