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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

Digital Public Infrastructure for An Inclusive Future
September 18, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
At the upcoming 77th Session of the UN General Assembly, world leaders alongside members of the private sector and civil society will convene on 21 September for a side-event titled: ‘The Future of Di...

Game changer: Why we support the Digital Public Goods Charter
September 15, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
Through a series of consultations, we identified a number of focus areas and potential gaps that can be addressed through collective action and improve the current, and future, state of digital public infrastructure. Read here about the five key outcomes.

Bold Investments for Digital Public Infrastructure: Quantifying the Human & Economic Impact
September 13, 2022
Authors: Digital Public Goods Alliance
The DPGA together with UNDP and Dalberg Advisors as consultants have undertaken a research project to estimate the economic and human impact for the implementation of digital public infrastructure (DPI) within finance, justice and climate in 70 selected LMICs.