2021 Digital Public Goods Alliance Report
Today, the Digital Public Goods Alliance is pleased to share our 2021 Annual Report. This report was written with contributions from over 20 organisations working in the digital public goods ecosystem, and showcases not just the work of the DPGA, but their work as well.
Throughout 2021, the DPGA has evolved into a global network with expanding formal memberships and a large group of stakeholders undertaking activities advancing digital public goods. The common goal shared by all is 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, the DPGA’s mission.
2021 has been a year where digital public goods (DPGs) have become a critical part of the world’s “toolkit” for meeting continued and emerging challenges. High-quality, open-source digital solutions have been front and centre throughout both pandemic responses, and in the move towards recovery.
The 2021 report showcases the power of digital public goods. This year…
…and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been rapidly growing support for the idea of digital public goods, driven by a recognition that the process of digital transformation urgently needs effective, easily adoptable and adaptable, open tools.
Through joint and independent activities, individual experts, multilateral organisations, governments, private sector companies and civil society are helping to achieve the sustainable development goals through digital public goods. The report also highlights the work of the DPGA’s core activities, the increasing momentum across the DPG ecosystem, and unprecedented collaboration. As we look forward to 2022 and beyond, we hope to capitalise on this momentum, invite more stakeholders to be part of the movement, and evolve the diversity and strength of the ecosystem. It will take a concerted effort across geographies, institutions, and sectors to achieve these goals, but together we are greater than the sum of our parts.
Originally published at https://digitalpublicgoods.net on December 14, 2021.
