Digital Public Goods Power the World

In the recently launched Accelerate Report, data.org calls for greater access to digital public goods (DPGs) to drive social and environmental change.  

Globally, digital public goods such as software, data sets, AI models, standards, curriculum/learning content, etc. have been identified as critical for achieving sustainability and scale of national and international digital development. One key dependency: we need a corresponding skilled population that is trained to use and apply these public goods.  

So, how do we get there? How do we apply these dynamic tools and resources to address social challenges? How do creators of DPGs ensure that they are creating tools in concert with others to avoid siloed or duplicative projects? How can social impact organizations early in their data maturity journey begin to leverage DPGs, and where is the workforce to support this? And how do we build this transparent ecosystem of resources with inclusive and equitable values? 

Join Cormekki Whitley, data.org’s Chief Finance and Administration Officer, and a panel of technical and domain experts for a deep dive to tackle these questions and more about digital public goods. This online event will provide background on DPGs, explore the work of those building and leveraging DPGs, and highlight the application of DPGs through financial inclusion and public health/epidemiology use cases. These free and open resources are foundational infrastructure for our emerging data for social impact field. Together, we can make it stronger, more sustainable, and transformative for all.

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