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Insights, stories, and updates on digital public goods and the open-source ecosystem from the Digital Public Goods Alliance.
September 9, 2026
The Open Data Institute Joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance
The Digital Public Goods Alliance is excited to welcome the Open Data Institute (ODI) as its newest member.As part of their membership, ODI will review its portfolio of tools, frameworks, and standards to identify candidates for nomination to the DPG Registry. This includes the Open Data Maturity Model, Framework for AI ready Data, and Data Ethics Canvas.As a joint steward of the upcoming DPG4AI collection, the ODI will help develop criteria for identifying digital public goods for responsible AI development. They will also create an accompanying AI Readiness Toolkit to help governments, international organisations, and civil society assess their preparedness for responsible AI.Finally, the ODI will engage DPG organisations to explore where Solid, an open standard stewarded by the ODI giving individuals greater control over their data, could strengthen interoperability, data portability, privacy, and user agency across existing DPGs."The ODI joining the Digital Public Goods Alliance is a natural step toward a future built on open, trustworthy foundations that empower everyone, not the few. That is the web I envisaged.” Sir Tim Berners-Lee, co-founder of the ODI and inventor of the World Wide Web."Joining the Digital Public Goods Alliance marks an exciting step for the ODI and for our mission to make data work for everyone. The DPGA brings together a diverse coalition of organisations committed to using digital tools and open standards to tackle the world's most pressing challenges, and we're proud to be part of it. We work globally with governments, businesses and civil society and know firsthand how critical open, trustworthy data infrastructure is to driving sustainable development. Through this membership, we'll bring more than a decade’s worth of expertise in data governance, open standards, and responsible AI, helping to build an ecosystem that truly serves the people who need it most." Louise Burke, CEO of the ODI“Open data is essential to advancing digital public goods, especially at a moment when public interest AI development depends on access to open, trustworthy, and interoperable data. The Open Data Institute brings longstanding expertise in open standards, data governance, and responsible AI, making them a valuable addition to the Digital Public Goods Alliance. Their membership comes at a critical moment, as the DPG ecosystem works to ensure that the data foundations shaping AI are aligned with the public interest.” Liv Marte Nordhaug, CEO of the DPGA SecretariatTogether, the DPGA and the Open Data Institute will continue exploring opportunities to advance digital public goods and artificial intelligence. By fostering greater collaboration and expanding access to trusted open solutions, this partnership will help countries accelerate AI adaptation and mitigation efforts while ensuring that digital transformation delivers benefits for all.To learn more about both memberships in the DPGA, read the ODI announcement.You can also explore their planned Roadmap activities through the ODI membership profile.
March 8, 2022
Case Study: Jamaica uses digital public goods in COVID-19 response
From certification, to vaccine scheduling, to resource management, digital technologies have proven to be critical throughout the pandemic. Since 2021, Jamaica, much like the rest of the world, was in...
March 1, 2022
Digital Public Goods MOSIP & OpenG2P Announce Collaboration
OpenG2P, a digital public good co-founded by the Government of Sierra Leone, Mifos, and open source volunteers, and catalyzed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has announced its coll...
February 28, 2022
Addressing the global risk of information pollution
The Digital Public Goods Alliance Secretariat, Omidyar Network, and UNDP convened relevant experts in January 2022 for an exploratory discussion on the urgent challenge of information pollution and th...
February 18, 2022
Thoughtworks advocates for and advances digital public goods
Today, the Digital Public Goods Alliance welcomes Thoughtworks as a new member. We are particularly excited about this membership both because of Thoughtworks’ leadership in advocating for, and creati...
January 26, 2022
DPGA, ITU, and WMO call for weather, climate, and hydrological datasets to be DPGs
Globally, climate change is exacerbating the frequency and severity of hazards including wind storms, drought, flooding, landslides, and wildfires. In the World Economic Forum’s 2021 Global Risk Repor...
December 13, 2021
DPGA welcomes eGov Foundation as a new member
Today we’re announcing eGov Foundation as the newest member of the Digital Public Goods Alliance. eGov is a mission-driven non-profit fueled by the belief that every person should be able to access se...
December 10, 2021
Omidyar Network joins as a member of the DPGA
The Digital Public Goods Alliance has, over the past year, worked closely with Omidyar Network at events like Co-Develop: Digital Public Infrastructure for an Equitable Recovery and during the World E...
December 1, 2021
Ghana, home to some of West Africa's first DPGs
As a co-founder of the Digital Public Goods Alliance, UNICEF’s commitment to advancing digital public goods has been steadfast. Today, we are excited to share an update from UNICEF’s office in Ghana w...
October 21, 2021
UN Global Pulse joins the DPGA & uses DPGs to help save the lives of mothers and babies
Maintaining a depth of knowledge and insight into global challenges can be a powerful tool for creating change. While the world is generating data faster than ever before – learning to properly harnes...
September 27, 2021
The Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology joins the DPGA
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. Being a member of the DPGA represents an organisation’s ...
September 1, 2021
Welcoming UNDP & BMZ to the Digital Public Goods Alliance Board
We are 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 Allia...
