GovStack Definitions: Understanding the Relationship between Digital Public Infrastructure, Building Blocks & Digital Public Goods

GovStack Definitions: DPI, DPG, BB Digital Public Goods Alliance GovStack Community of Practice Co-Chaired by GIZ May 2022 GovStack Definitions: Understanding the Relationship between Digital Public Infrastructure, Building Blocks & Digital Public Goods In 2021, the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) convened the GovStack Community of Practice (CoP), co-chaired by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für. [...] The purpose of this CoP is to identify and support the advancement of digital public goods with relevance to a “whole of government digital transformation approach”, or GovStack. This work is also in direct support of the GovStack Initiative, which focuses on enabling countries to kickstart their digital transformation journey by adopting, deploying, and scaling digital government services. [...] This report aims to define and explain the relationships between key terms and concepts, namely: digital public infrastructure, building blocks, and digital public goods. [...] “The Philippines' digital public infrastructure includes a digital identity system, called PhilSys which is an implementation of the digital public good MOSIP.” “Estonia’s digital public infrastructure for digital data exchange is powered by X-Road which is a digital public good.” Resources: ● Digital Public Goods Alliance, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Ro. [...] Resources: ● United Nations: Secretary-Generals Roadmap for Digital Cooperation ● Digital Public Goods Alliance: Digital public goods in action and why they matter Understanding their relationships The image and corresponding table below are intended to create an aligned understanding of the key definitions and relationships between digital public infrastructure, building blocks, and digital publi.