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DIAL joins the DPGA
April 11, 2023
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
DIAL’s membership in the DPGA will build on their leadership in the DPG ecosystem, and further share their commitment to how DPGs can help build a safe, trusted, and inclusive digital public infrastructure.

New Report Exploring Data as and in Service of the Public Good
March 9, 2023
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Data is becoming a key driver of economic vitality with demonstrated potential to serve the public good. It can play a key role in the fulfillment of human rights, including child rights, and attainme...

Addressing the information pollution crisis with the power of open source
February 15, 2023
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
The DPGA and UNDP are collaborating to discover and promote open-source solutions and concepts that can help tackle the urgent global challenge of information pollution. They will showcase this at the Nobel Prize Summit "Truth, Trust and Hope," hosted by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and the Nobel Foundation. Submissions are now being accepted.

Open Source Initiative Newest DPGA Member
February 4, 2023
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Today, at FOSDEM in Brussels, the Open Source Initiative (OSI) announced its membership in the DPGA. Their membership includes efforts such as: Open Source License Clinics for the public sector; conti...

G20: a unique opportunity to advance digital public infrastructure
January 16, 2023
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
DPGA Co-Lead Liv Marte Nordhaug has penned an article in the OECD's Development Matters about what lessons we can learn from India in the process of improving our digital public infrastructure.

The DPG Charter: Key takeaways on norms and principles for safe and inclusive digital public infrastructure
January 10, 2023
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Throughout 2022, DIAL held a series of consultations in partnership with the DPGA and other partners to inform the scope and substance of the Digital Public Goods (DPG) Charter. This is the fourth blog in that series.

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.