Digital Public Goods Alliance

The Digital Public Goods Alliance is a multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together governments, multilaterals, and international organisations—both non-profit and for-profit—to advance a shared vision for digital cooperation through digital public goods.
Through the Digital Public Goods Alliance, technology creators, implementers, and supporters drive real-world change by improving the discovery, development, adoption, and investment in digital public goods.
Recognised for their leadership in digital transformation, DPGA members commit to activities that advance their own priorities while strengthening the digital public goods ecosystem.Explore the full list of members and their contributions on the DPGA Roadmap.
Digital public goods are open-source software, open data, open AI systems, and open content collections that adhere to applicable laws and best practices. They are improving well-being worldwide, supporting the planet, and building more resilient economies worldwide. Learn more about them by visiting the DPG Registry.
Because they are open, digital public goods are accessible and adaptable—enabling any country or organisation to adopt and customise them to meet their unique needs. They give governments greater control over their digital sovereignty and reduce vendor lock-in. In doing so, they can help catalyse local tech ecosystems, supporting economic growth, job creation, collaboration and lasting positive change.
Drive entrepreneurship and local innovation, particularly among young people.
Expand access to digital learning and skills development.
Strengthen climate adaptation and mitigation efforts.
Streamline public service delivery and reduce administrative burdens.
Reduce food insecurity via cash transfers and subsidies.
Increase financial inclusion by enabling digital payments.
Improve healthcare management systems.
Understanding Where DPGs Are Deployed: Findings from the 2026 Research Pilot
Digital public goods are becoming increasingly vital to governments worldwide. However, their greatest advantage is precisely what makes them so difficult to track: governments can adopt, adapt, and operate these systems entirely on their own terms, with no obligation to request permission. This means deployments are often not reported back to the original DPG product owners which results in gaps in truly knowing the global footprint of DPGs and dependence on fragmented and anecdotal information. To replace this guesswork with empirical data, the DPGA Secretariat undertook research that mapped 18 software DPGs deployments. The findings revealed a striking scale of adoption: 244 active deployments operating across 103 countries, supporting the work of public authorities at national scale.For decision makers and funders, establishing this verified footprint provides a strategic tool, highlighting proven peer-country models for public procurement and revealing exactly where targeted funding can help early-stage systems reach full scale. While insufficient for measuring impact alone, understanding where and at what stage DPGs are deployed can inform future research on how DPGs actually integrate, scale, and evolve as well as their development outcomes. High-Level Insights By combining desk research, DPG product owner consultation, and independent verification, the pilot revealed four trends regarding how DPGs operate on the ground:Low- and Middle-Income Countries Drive Global Adoption: Roughly three-quarters of all documented deployments are occurring in low- and lower-middle-income countries. Sub-Saharan Africa demonstrates a highly distributed adoption pattern, hosting 66 deployments spanning 30 different countries—nearly two-thirds of the region. Meanwhile, South Asia boasts 37 deployments, though this regional picture is heavily skewed by India, which alone accounts for 32 primarily state-level rollouts. Latin America also shows strong, distributed momentum, with 21 deployments across 14 countries.Key Takeaway → Policymakers and funders seeking to understand DPG adoption should look to the Global South. The highly distributed rollouts across Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America offer practical models of implementation, providing valuable empirical lessons on scaling digital infrastructure that can inform technology strategies globally, including in developed nations. Nearly 40% of the documented deployments are currently in the pilot or implementation phases. A substantial portion of the DPG deployments studied are currently in the pilot or implementation phase. MOSIP, for instance, represents a major upcoming wave of digital identity infrastructure, with 16 of its 22 counted deployments still in the pilot stage. Key Takeaway → Funders and implementation partners have a practical opportunity to support these developing systems. Because so many deployments are in early stages, stakeholders may still help shape system design and governance as they scale. Conversely, for the deployments that have already reached live status, partners can pivot their strategies toward maintenance, upgrades, and long-term sustainability Co-Location Does Not Equal Integration: Governments in nearly half of the adopting jurisdictions (50 out of 103 countries) deploy multiple DPGs. However, running multiple DPGs within the same country does not automatically constitute a functioning, integrated digital stack. Excluding DHIS2, 10 countries deploy multiple DPI-focused solutions, yet only Ethiopia, Tonga, and the Philippines have demonstrated verified, production-level integration between them. For example, Tonga successfully linked its civil registration system (OpenCRVS) directly to its national ID system (built on MOSIP) so that vital events automatically update the identity register. Key Takeaway → To build truly cohesive digital public infrastructure, governments and stakeholders must shift focus from simply deploying new systems to connecting the ones they already have. By learning from countries tha