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‘Open’ Technology Can Tackle the World’s Biggest Problems – Here’s What’s Holding It Back

Catherine Diam-Valla Varad Pande Keyzom Ngodup Massally Reina Otsuka

  • Open source approaches to technologies can help governments more efficiently develop tailored solutions to big and urgent challenges.
  • Implementing digital public goods (DPGs) to leverage digital public infrastructure (DPI) can provide crucial interventions for emergencies and development.
  • DPI and DPGs, when combined with community engagement and accountable governance, form Open Digital Ecosystems (ODEs) that democratize access to government systems and enable collaborative citizen-centric services.
  • Key changes must be made to ensure that governments can maximize digital ecosystems to accelerate the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals.