Launch of the State of the Digital Public Goods Ecosystem 2023 report

This year has been a journey of growth, adaptation, alignment and maturity for the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) and its members, including FAO.

FAO has joined the DPGA in May 2022 and in the past year, with four new Digital Public Goods (DPGs) nominated for certification and several developments to be noted, including a new DPG-First approach to be launched in 2024, the Organization has become a leader in the development and utilisation of DPGs as tools and knowledge products, making them more accessible and transforming agricultural practices to empower rural households, young farmers, and entrepreneurs.

FAO already actively utilises the following DPGs in support of its field programme: FAO Hand-In-Hand Geospatial Platform; FAO Digital Services Portfolio; WaPOR; Open Foris Collect; CKAN for cataloguing FAO datasets; DHIS2 for observing good nutrition practices in countries; MET Norway for digital advisory prototypes; KoboToolbox for data collection activities in countries; Moodle DPG serves as the engine behind FAO’s eLearning Academy; ODK for data collection activities in countries.

The 2023 State of the Digital Public Goods Ecosystem report from the Digital Public Good Alliance highlights the collective actions that all members undertook this past year to help uplift the prominence, understanding, and advancements of digital public goods globally. 

As DPGs enable countries to access, adopt, adapt, and scale technology while preserving their flexibility for future needs, more than 40 governments, organisations, and DPGs showcase how Digital Public Goods are making a difference this year. 

Read the full report here.

Learn more about the Digital Public Goods Alliance here.