Through #RebootTheEarth, the DPGA Secretariat has been working with FAO, Salesforce, and the United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology to identify #OpenSource solutions that can help address climate change. The winners recently sat down with UN Assistant Secretary General & Chief Information Technology Officer Bernardo Mariano Junior, and Felipe Paullier Olivera, UN Assistant Secretary General for Youth Affairs. Watch the interview below, and stay tuned for updates as the DPGA works with these solutions to become #DigitalPublicGoods in the months ahead! https://lnkd.in/ghR4ihAN
Digital Public Goods Alliance
Civic and Social Organizations
An initiative endorsed by the UN Secretary-General that facilitates the discovery and deployment of digital public goods
About us
The Digital Public Goods Alliance is a multi-stakeholder initiative 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. Incubated by Norway and UNICEF, the Alliance relies on engagement and leadership from key pathfinder countries, private sector technology experts, government and philanthropic donors, implementing organizations and innovation groups across the UN system.
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http://digitalpublicgoods.net/
External link for Digital Public Goods Alliance
- Industry
- Civic and Social Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- New York
- Type
- Partnership
- Founded
- 2019
- Specialties
- Sustainable Development Goals, Open Source, FOSS, Digital Public Goods, Open Standards, Open Content, Open Software, Open AI Models, and Advocacy
Locations
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Primary
3 United Nations Plaza
New York, 10017, US
Employees at Digital Public Goods Alliance
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Tanuj Bhojwani
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Pelin Hizal Smines
Product & Experiences Lead @Digital Public Goods Alliance | MBA
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Lucy Harris
COO Digital Public Goods Alliance
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Lea Gimpel
Director of AI & Country Engagement @Digital Public Goods Alliance • Co-Chair UN #safeDPI WG • EMPA Alumna & Lecturer @Hertie School • KU Leuven AI…
Updates
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#DigitalPublicGoods have the potential to equip countries and organisations with the tools they need to take climate action. For this reason we are thrilled to share that Energy Access Explorer is now a recognized #DPG! Energy Access Explorer is an interactive geospatial platform that enables energy planners, clean energy entrepreneurs, donors, and development institutions to identify high-priority areas for energy access interventions. Learn more ⤵
📢 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿 📢 Energy Access Explorer is the 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 with a special focus on #EnergyAccess and #EnergyTransitions! Like traditional public goods (see public parks, libraries, clean air), digital public goods are available to everyone! Thank you to the Digital Public Goods Alliance and the United Nations 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹’𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 for promoting the development of open-source software, open standards, open data, open AI systems, and open content collections that adhere to privacy and other applicable best practices, do no harm, and are of high relevance for attainment of the SDGs. This marks a significant leap in 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Ever grateful to all colleagues, partners, contributors! #sdg7 #energyaccess #energytransition #dataforgood #digitalpublicgood #opensource
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🇧🇷 #DPGA is excited to be in #Brazil today, participating in the Data Privacy Brasil event 'Common Horizons: The Role of Digital Public Infrastructures in Finance, Identity, and Climate Justice' at DATAPREV in Brasília. Our Director of Communications and Programs, Jameson Voisin, is speaking on the panel ‘DPI in Action: A Sectoral Approach,’ discussing the importance of #DPGs and a multi stakeholder approach to advance #DPI work and how they can ignite climate action.
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Digital Public Goods Alliance reposted this
Director of AI & Country Engagement @Digital Public Goods Alliance • Co-Chair UN #safeDPI WG • EMPA Alumna & Lecturer @Hertie School • KU Leuven AI Summer School • Board Member @Open Knowledge Foundation Germany
Are you ready for the OSPOs for Good Summit 2024? Lucy Harris Jon Lloyd and I will be there for the Digital Public Goods Alliance hosting and participating in a number of sessions and side-events: Join us on Monday, July 8, for a government roundtable on building the open-source ecosystem, co-hosted with OpenForum Europe and Eclipse Foundation, featuring some great speakers including Armando J. Manzueta Peña from the Dominican Republic and Leonhard Kugler from the German ZenDis plus our partners Nicholas Gates and Enzo Ribagnac. Lucy and I will also share insights into the work of the DPGA! On Tuesday, our own Lucy Harris will be on stage in the main event, joining a panel on "Open Source at the UN" with Omar Mohsine Robert Opp Sunita Grote Sameer Chauhan and Vincent Martin. On Wednesday, the DPGA will host a member breakfast. If you are a member but have not yet signed up for it, let us know! On Thursday, I will co-host a session on "Open Source AI" with Mer Joyce and the Open Source Initiative (OSI), featuring Vineet Singh from Digital Green, who will present the AI DPG Farmstack, and Alex Hradecky. Meanwhile, Jon Lloyd will co-host a session on "Open Source Infrastructure for Social Good" with Jake Watson Jacob G. ,and Nicholas Gates i.e. with Anir Chowdhury Adriana Groh Ruth Ikegah Brian Behlendorf Nico Lück and Fui Meng Liew. I look forward to inspiring conversations with our speakers, partners and friends, including Henriette Litta Felix Reda Cynthia Lo Chris Szymczak Stefano Maffulli Sarah Espaldon Fiona Krakenbürger Moritz Carl Fromageot and many more!
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If harnessed correctly, #AI has the potential to help tackle some of the world's most pressing and urgent issues. Informed by the Bellagio Convening on Public Resources for AI hosted by The Rockefeller Foundation, the DPGA Secretariat's Lea Gimpel highlights key considerations for unlocking the potential of AI #DigitalPublicGoods through the alignment and close strategic coordination of public resources. ⤵ https://lnkd.in/gmUJF3m5
Toward public interest AI: the role of AI DPGs and public resources for AI - Digital Public Goods Alliance
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How can countries best leverage #OpenSource for #DPI? When 2 billion people will vote worldwide this year, how can #DPGs help fight #disinformation? To learn, dive into our June newsletter where you can discover about tools from the #DPGRegistry that are particularly relevant to help strengthening information integrity, explore the T7 recommendations for democratic governance of #AI systems and datasets, meet the #DPGA new members, and much more! Not subscribed yet? Sign up here, we're excited to share and hear from you! 🗞️ https://lnkd.in/eYEgzhv
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Last week, representatives from countries participating in #50in5 shared their best practices for using #DigitalPublicGoods and #OpenSource to build #DigitalPublicInfrastructure in a discussion hosted by the Digital Public Goods Alliance. Learn the six key takeaways that were surfaced in this blog post by DPGA Secretariat Director of 50-in-5 and Advocacy Jon Lloyd. ⤵ https://lnkd.in/gCnTykeF
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We are thrilled to welcome the Dominican Republic, via the Ministerio de Economía, Planificación y Desarrollo as the newest members to the DPGA! “DPGs enable collaboration and the development of customized solutions, thus strengthening the government’s commitment to inclusive and sustainable digital development,” said Armando J. Manzueta Peña, Director of Information and Communication Technology (DTIC), Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Development, Dominican Republic. Through their membership to the DPGA, we look forward to advancing the use of digital public goods to improve data structures and data interoperability, and working together through 50-in-5 to share best practices that can help accelerate digital public infrastructure implementation. Learn more about this exciting announcement ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eMjXRYsB
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Have ideas on how #OpenSource can tackle #ClimateChange? Join #RebootTheEarth's virtual hackathon for a chance to win $10,000, a trip to NYC, and mentorship from experts at the DPGA, United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology, FAO, and Salesforce - which includes how to make the solution a #DigitalPublicGood! The deadline to submit projects is June 21! ⤵ https://lnkd.in/gNExvTXE
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Capacity building and knowledge sharing are integral to the success of #DPI implementation. For this reason, we are thrilled to be part of "The DPI Academy" launch event next week, hosted by Artha Global and DPGA members eGov Foundation! Tune in on June 19th to hear Liv Marte Nordhaug, CEO of the DPGA Secretariat, share insights on how #DigitalPublicGoods can help accelerate knowledge sharing for #DigitalPublicInfrastructure and much more.
We’re delighted to announce the launch of ‘The DPI Academy’, dedicated to capacity building and knowledge sharing on DPI. We invite you to join us virtually for a keynote address by R. Chandrashekhar, followed by a panel discussion. You can register for the soft launch here: https://lnkd.in/degJnifR The panel discussion will focus on 'Building Strategic Capacities for a Digital Future', featuring experts Deepti Mukerjee, Liv Marte Nordhaug, Manish Srivastava, NSN Murty, and SN Tripathi. The discussion will be moderated by Keyzom Ngodup Massally from UNDP’s Chief Digital Office.
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