Digital Public Goods Alliance

The real story of #OpenSource in government is not written in policy, but in practice.

A new report by Melissa Muñoz Suro, with contributions from Lucy Harris, Jon Lloyd (#DPGA Secretariat), challenges the idea that transformation happens through a single top level decision.

Across 11 countries we see that progress is shaped by internal incentives, institutional dynamics, and evolving national priorities.

Read the full report to learn more: https://new.digitalpublicgoods.net/blog/5-surprising-truths-open-source-government

🚀 The Digital Public Goods Alliance is excited to welcome the @wikimediafoundation@wikimedia.social as its newest member!

After Wikipedia and Wikidata were recognised as #DigitalPublicGoods in 2025, the Wikimedia Foundation now joins the #DPGA to help strengthen the global DPG ecosystem through open knowledge infrastructure, public interest AI, and inclusive digital participation.

🔗 Learn more in our recent blog and explore the roadmap: https://new.digitalpublicgoods.net/blog/wikimedia-foundation-joins-the-digital-public-goods-alliance

🏛 ✨ The @dpgalliance@mastodon.social is excited to welcome UNESCO!

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization joins the Digital Public Goods Alliance to advance open, inclusive, and resilient knowledge ecosystems.

Through its #OpenSolutions —OER, Open Access, Open Data, and FOSS— #UNESCO helps expand knowledge as a public good: : accessible, rights-based, and governed in the public interest.

🔗 Learn more in our latest blog: https://new.digitalpublicgoods.net/blog/unesco-joins-the-digital-public-goods-alliance

#DPG #OpenKnowledge #DPGA

Are you tired of social media platforms designed to keep you endlessly scrolling instead of helping people connect?

This Thursday, 30 April, our CEO Liv Marte Nordhaug will moderate the webinar "Moving from Harmful Platforms to Social Technologies", hosted by the #DPGA Secretariat at 3:00 PM CET.

Join the he discussion on how #DigitalPublicGoods and #OpenSource solutions can help scale social technologies that serve the public interest.

Register now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__IHGcRbVRrmT-GUs0VvLOw#/registration

💬 How can #DigitalPublicGoods and #OpenSource solutions help scale social technologies that better serve the public interest, strengthen participation, and support informed public debate?

If you are interested in this discussion, join the webinar "Moving from Harmful Platforms to Social Technologies", hosted by the DPGA Secretariat on April 30 at 3:00 PM CET.

Register here to join the event: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__IHGcRbVRrmT-GUs0VvLOw#/registration

#DPGA #DPG #DigitalPublicGoods #OpenSource #SocialMedia #SocialTechnologies

🤝 What happens when 40+ organisations collaborate to build life-saving health technology together?

To answer that question, we’re launching our 1st #DPGSpotlight, a series highlighting the impact of solutions in the #DPGRegistry, originally featured in the 2025 State of the DPG Ecosystem Report.

Today we explore Community Health Toolkit, a #DPG supporting 200k community health workers across 24 countries, helping deliver essential care to 88 million people.

👉 https://new.digitalpublicgoods.net/blog/dpg-spotlight-2025-community-health-toolkit

🎉 Preparing for @fosdem@fosstodon.org ? Join us in Brussels!

The DPGA Secretariat, together with DPGA member Government of France, through La Direction Interministérielle du Numérique (DINUM), is hosting an evening gathering for the #DPG community during the event.

Expect new connections and great conversations with product owners and developers, just a short walk from #fosdem

Saturday, 31 January 2026
18:00 to 20:30
Comet Meetings – Louise

❗Limited capacity, RSVP here: https://dub.sh/dpg-fosdem26

How can digital public goods create value for digital public infrastructure when building open digital states?

This new report by Gordon LaForge and Akash Kapur, with support from JonLloyd and MaxKintisch (DPGA Secretariat), looks beyond adoption to real-world impact, drawing on case studies from the Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, and Rwanda.

📄 Read the blog and download the report:
https://www.digitalpublicgoods.net/blog/building-open-digital-states-dpgs-create-value-dpi

#digitalpublicgoods #digitalpublicinfrastructure #dpgs #dpi

RE: @swheritage@mstdn.social

We’re excited to welcome @swheritage@mstdn.social to the #DPGRegistry 🎉

As an Open Data DPG, Software Heritage collects, preserves, and shares all public software source code, ensuring it remains accessible for everyone in the long term.

https://www.digitalpublicgoods.net/r/software-heritage

#DigitalPublicGoods #OpenData #OpenSource #SoftwarePreservation #DPGs

What does it look like when #DPGs power real #DPI? Learn more on “Building Open Digital States: Country Case Studies on the Impact of DPGs for DPI”, a new report that explores three country use cases that show how open, interoperable digital infrastructure can drive real world impact.

🇷🇼 DPGA member the Government of #Rwanda uses a whole-of-government approach that builds interoperable systems designed to complement, rather than replace, existing infrastructure.

👉 https://www.digitalpublicgoods.net/blog/building-open-digital-states-dpgs-create-value-dpi

🚀 Join the @dpgalliance@mastodon.social at @fosdem@fosstodon.org for a roundtable on Universal Software Maturity Indicators and Government OS Readiness.

Come meet fellow #OS product owners, governments, and #DPG actors to explore how software maturity and public-sector capacity can support sustainable #FOSS adoption within #DPI, using maturity indicators to inform investment, procurement, and partnerships. Facilitated by Pelin Hizal Smines (DPGA Secretariat) and Cynthia Lo (@GitHub@mstdn.social) on Saturday!

🔗 https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/PRKWTE-universal_software_maturity_indicators_and_government_os_readiness/

Social media platforms have become central infrastructure for #CivicLife, #PublicDebate, and elections, yet they were never designed to support trust or democratic deliberation.

In a new blog, Liv Marte Nordhaug, CEO of the #DPGA Secretariat, outlines how #SocialTechnology and #DigitalPublicGoods can help countries reclaim healthier digital public spaces.

Read more:
https://www.digitalpublicgoods.net/blog/cutting-the-gordian-knot-of-social-media

🎆 Introducing the #50in5Awards, now open for nominations!

For the past 2 years, 50-in-5 has celebrated safe and inclusive #DPI at #UNGA week in NYC. This year, the 50-in-5 Awards will celebrate leadership and impact, the awards highlight digital cooperation, DPI-driven innovation, and the people making a difference.

Learn more on the event website and nominate now: https://awards.50in5.net/

🌍 The @dpgalliance@mastodon.social is excited to welcome #OpenCitiesLab as its newest member!

Announced yesterday at the #AfricanUrbanForum in Nairobi, Kenya, OCL joins the DPGA to advance locally led, inclusive, and sustainable DPI across Africa.

🔗 Learn more: https://new.digitalpublicgoods.net/blog/ocl-joins-the-digital-public-goods-alliance

#DigitalPublicGoods #DPGA #Africa

Continuing our #DPGSpotlight series. Let's explore LaSuite Docs, a #DPG developed by the Direction Interministérielle du Numérique (DINUM) as part of France’s digital strategy for the public sector and adopted by the French Presidency’s DataLab.

Read the blog to learn how digital public goods can support more resilient and sovereign public sector systems by enabling greater control over their digital infrastructure: https://new.digitalpublicgoods.net/blog/dpg-spotlight-2025-la-suite-docs

Inclusive digital transformation depends on systems that work across government, sectors, and services—and #DPGs make this possible. The report "Building Open Digital States: Country Case Studies on the Impact of DPGs for DPI," highlights 3 country cases showing how open DPI enables national-scale service delivery. Today we spotlight the #Philippines where DPGs help reclaim technological autonomy, shift vendor power asymmetries, and strengthen local capacity.

Read more: https://www.digitalpublicgoods.net/blog/building-open-digital-states-dpgs-create-value-dpi

🇮🇳 The #DPGA is heading to New Delhi for the #AIImpactSummit 2026, where we’ll be contributing to key conversations on how open, trusted #DPGs can help shape a more equitable #AI future.

Where to find us tomorrow (IST):

Digital Public Goods for Global AI Equity
🗓️ 17 February | 12:30 PM
📍 Bharat Mandapam, L2 Audi 1
▶️ Live streaming https://www.youtube.com/live/70_734Iehvs?si=tmE2M-5mACEH5ZW2

AI, the Commons, and the Public Interest: From Infrastructure to Impact
🗓️ 17 February | 4:30 PM
📍 Khoj International Artists’ Association

🚀 We’re excited to welcome #SimpleAudit to the #DPGRegistry!

SimpleAudit is a lightweight #AI safety auditing framework designed for red-teaming #AISystems through adversarial probing. It enables multilingual testing across critical domains including safety, healthcare, and RAG scenarios — helping teams identify vulnerabilities before deployment.

Learn more here: https://www.digitalpublicgoods.net/r/simpleaudit

🌍 @dpgalliance@mastodon.social is heading to New Delhi for the India AI Impact Summit 2026 (Feb 16–20), the first global #AI summit hosted in the Global South.

🚀 Join our session: Digital Public Goods for Global AI Equity

📅 Feb 17 | 12:30–1:25 PM
📍 Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi

Learn how #DPGs can bridge the global AI divide.

👉 Check the program and pre-register: https://new.digitalpublicgoods.net/blog/ai-impact-summit-2026

How can governments use #DPGs to strengthen core public systems at a national level? The new report "Building Open Digital States: Country Case Studies" on the impact of #DPG4DPI explores this through 3 country cases.

🇰🇬 Today we spotlight #Kyrgyzstan showing how DPGs can align systems across institutions and reduce fragmentation. The case highlights that real impact comes when open #DPI is paired with strong governance and coordination at scale.

Learn more: https://www.digitalpublicgoods.net/blog/building-open-digital-states-dpgs-create-value-dpi