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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.

Survey reveals enablers and challenges faced by DPG product owners
May 11, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
UN Global Pulse research has identified a need to support DPG owners in scaling their innovations through access to experts. Last month, they conducted a survey to better understand this need, particularly to gauge interest in a DPG support programme that would connect subject matter experts with owners and implementers of DPGs.

DPG Charter process announced at OECD event & Estonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs joins as the latest member of the DPGA
April 8, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
DPG Charter process announced at OECD digital transformation event, and Estonia joins as the latest member of the DPGA!

Digital Public Goods and Open Data
March 23, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Data as a digital public good is particularly important. Data is critical to understanding problems and prospective solutions for organisations, governments, businesses, and civil society. By using open data, societies can find new ways to foster economic and human development integral to the attainment of the sustainable development goals (SDGs).