Blog

Government of Bangladesh joins as a new DPGA member
September 8, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Today, we share more about Bangladesh’s actions related to advancing digital public goods at home and sharing best practices by building and maintaining new software DPGs, advocating for DPGs, and facilitating collaboration.

Rwanda Ministry of ICT and Innovation joins the DPGA
September 1, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
On 1 June 2022, Bangladesh, India, Rwanda, Uganda, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced their membership in the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA). This blog highlights the efforts already underway in Rwanda, a leader in digital transformation in Africa.

Digital Public Goods, International Development Organisations, and Universities: Building communities of contributors to sustain digital projects for the long-term
July 28, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Earlier this year, UNDP convened leaders of well-established DPGs, academics, and experts on open-source sustainability to discuss the role of open-source communities, universities, and the elements required for long-term DPG sustainability. This post highlights insights brought forward in the discussion as well as some key takeaways for practitioners.

Heralding A New Era of Global Digital Cooperation
June 9, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
On 1 June 2022, high-level representatives from governments, the philanthropic sector and international organisations came together to express their commitments to increased collaboration on digital development and digital public goods. Read more about their commitments here.

Global Leaders Commit to Cooperation to Advance the Use of Digital Public Goods in Support of Inclusive Development Outcomes
June 3, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Implementing safe, trusted, and inclusive digital public infrastructure supported by robust governance frameworks is critical for countries to build resilient futures. On June 1st, government leaders, international development organisations, and philanthropic funders gathered to pledge large-scale technology sharing, funding, and their commitment to support this international cooperation agenda.

Bringing the benefits of digital agriculture to all: FAO joins Digital Public Goods Alliance
May 30, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Today, the DPGA announces The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as our latest member.

UGHub: a case in leveraging open source to build digital public infrastructure
May 25, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Countries all over the world are already leveraging open source to build foundational DPI. This case study highlights the efforts of the Government of Uganda and specifically showcases their use of open source technology to build UGHub, a data integration platform that has facilitated the improvement of services government wide.

Unpacking concepts & definitions - digital public Infrastructure, building blocks, and their relation to digital public goods
May 17, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
In 2021, DPGA GovStack Community of Practice convened to identify and support the advancement of DPGs relevant to a “whole of government digital transformation approach”, or GovStack. First, they aligned on key definitions and relationships between terms and concepts that are relevant to the GovStack, namely: digital public infrastructure, building blocks, and digital public goods.

PATH welcomed as new member of the Digital Public Goods Alliance
May 12, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Today, we’re thrilled to welcome PATH as a new member of the Digital Public Goods Alliance, a move which furthers PATH’s leadership and partnership in the digital health ecosystem and elevates digital public goods (DPGs) for health.