The Digital Public Goods Alliance

  • November 15, 2023
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The Digital Public Goods Alliance

Subject :IR

Section :International organisation

What is the Digital Public Goods Alliance

  • The Digital Public Goods Alliance is a multi-stakeholder initiative with a mission to accelerate the attainment of the sustainable development goals in low- and middle-income countries by facilitating the discovery, development, use of, and investment in digital public goods.
  • DPGA is a UN-endorsed initiative facilitating the discovery and deployment of open-source technologies, fostering a global ecosystem for digital public goods to achieve sustainable development goals.
  • The DPGA is governed by a board, including members like the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, EkStep Foundation, Government of Sierra Leone, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), UNDP, and UNICEF.
  • The DPGA relies on a broad membership and stakeholder community, using a roadmap for coordination, alignment, engagement, and communication to advance its strategic objectives.
  • The DPGA’s diverse membership, including governments, foundations, and organizations, collaborates to promote digital public goods and contribute to the alliance’s strategic goals over a five-year strategy period.

What is Digital Public Goods Alliance Strategy 2021-2026:

  • The five year objectives of the Digital Public Goods Alliance are:
  • Ensure discoverability, sustainable management, and accessibility of digital public goods addressing critical development needs and urgent global challenges for government institutions and relevant implementing organizations.
  • Enhance knowledge, capacity, and incentives of UN institutions, multilateral development banks, and other institutions crucial for implementing digital technologies in countries, effectively promoting and supporting the adoption of digital public goods (DPGs).
  • Empower government institutions with the information, motivation, and capacity to implement DPGs addressing critical development needs, facilitating effective planning, deployment, maintenance, and evolution of digital public infrastructures.
  • Foster vibrant commercial ecosystems in countries, promoting the creation, maintenance, implementation, and incubation of DPGs at the local level.
IR The Digital Public Goods Alliance