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"[A]n ecosystem of ideas and practices that could bring into being [public sector] digital infrastructure that aligns with community aspirations, protects personal and group safety, and prioritizes people, communities, and a public good."

Advocates for digital public infrastructure make comparisons to the public sector funding of public interest outlets, such as public media, and argue that the internet would greatly benefit from a modern version of the same.

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Digital Public Infrastructure Map

Digital Public Infrastructure Map

55-56 Russell Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4HP, UK

Governments across the globe are on their way to building national-scale digital infrastructure. A comprehensive view of the state of DPI, however, is missing. The DPI Map addresses this.

Public Hubs (PubHubs)

Public Hubs (PubHubs)

Nijmegen, Netherlands

A public-owned social network for public institutions (municipalities, schools, libraries, hospitals, museums, etc) to engage communities without using Big Tech, and instead using infrastructure based on public values

Global DPI Summit

The Global DPI Summit, hosted in Cairo, Egypt, stands as a premier convening of stakeholders in the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) ecosystem, bringing together representatives from across the globe.

Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI)

A global team of DPI builders helping countries co-design localised solutions that scale

Digital Impact Alliance Research Fellowship

We are proud to announce the launch of our first cohort of Research Fellows, bringing together a small group of multidisciplinary academics, digital development practitioners, and digital rights experts, working at the forefront of digital transformation efforts around the world.

Yale Law School series: A Healthy Digital Public Sphere

In the spring of 2022, we partnered with the editors of the Yale Journal of Law and Technology to commission a collection of papers examining what it means to have a healthy or vibrant digital public sphere.

Co-Develop

A global not-for-profit fund to achieve the catalytic possibilities of digital public infrastructure

Building the Public Interest Technology Infrastructure of the Future

How a robust public interest technology field can overcome historical inequities and ensure that everyone can fully benefit from technology. By Jenny Toomey & Latanya Sweeney

Toward a Smarter Future: Building Back Better with Intelligent Civil Infrastructure -- Smart Sensors and Self-Monitoring Civil Works

The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation develops ideas and fosters practices for equal and inclusive, multiracial and multiethnic democracy and self-governance.

Council Data Project

Council Data Project

Seattle, WA, United States of America

Transparency and accessibility in council action; videos, transcripts, voting records, and legislation -- all searchable under a single website.

GovStack

GovStack

United Nations Foundation

GovStack offers governments with open-source tools for digital services, including building block specifications, a sandbox for testing (upcoming), and communities of practices, and more.

Grove

Grove

North America

We're building a platform where citizens can help realign our institutions and leaders with the public.

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