• New Report Exploring Data as and in Service of the Public Good

    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 attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the lack of timely and reliable access to quality data is a barrier towards […]

  • Digital Public Infrastructure for An Inclusive Future

    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 Digital Cooperation: Building Resilience through Safe, Trusted, and Inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure’. The event will map out a bold, inclusive, and innovative […]

  • Government of Bangladesh joins as a new DPGA member

    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.

  • UGHub: a case in leveraging open source to build digital public infrastructure

    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.

  • Case Study: Jamaica uses digital public goods in COVID-19 response

    Since 2021, Jamaica, much like the rest of the world, was in need of digital solutions that could be deployed in a short amount of time, with scalability and customisation features in order to tackle the challenges brought on by COVID-19. In partnership with UNICEF, Jamaica chose to implement two digital public goods: CommCare and DIVOC.

  • The transformative role of academia & digital public goods

    The third blog in our DPG financing series focuses on how funding the DPG ecosystem can ultimately enable countries to drive their own digital transformation. In particular, the merits of helping finance academic hubs that can cultivate and foster country and regional expertise as well as incentivising local vendor capacity.