MaineFeb 10, 2024
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap has been registered as a “Digital Public Good” by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA), which is a multi-stakeholder United Nations-endorsed initiative. The designation is an important step in making sure that OSM is recognized for its positive role in global economic development.
https://blog.openstreetmap.org/2024/02/05/osm-named-as-a-digital-public-good-by-un-affiliated-agency/
#OpenStreetMap #OSM #gis #geo #UN
OSM Named as a Digital Public Good by UN-affiliated Agency | OpenStreetMap Blog

Feb 10, 2024 at 3:00pmWeb
Show threadMitex LeoFeb 10, 2024
@openstreetmap Congratulations❤
Show threadelgregorFeb 10, 2024
@openstreetmap Sounds significant. Hope it will have positive impact both on OSM and its users.
Show threaddth Feb 10, 2024
@openstreetmap Congratulations!
Show threadALFeb 10, 2024
@openstreetmap
this kind of good news gets lost these days. congrats to #OSM.
The #DPGA https://digitalpublicgoods.net/registry/
is an interesting list of resources.
Registry - Digital Public Goods Alliance

Registry Digital public goods that have been successfully reviewed and found to meet the DPG Standard receive a DPG icon and are added to the registry below. DPG status is valid for a period of one year from its approval, after which all applications undergo an automatic review process. This is to ensure that all

Digital Public Goods Alliance - Promoting digital public goods to create a more equitable world
Show threadALFeb 11, 2024
@openstreetmap
I've been reading up on the #DPGA Digital Public Good Alliance from the UN. It all sounds good but I was hoping for a section on how they were going to "fund a wing" of the internet archive and offer some servers to store the code and data releases.
They talk a lot about support for registry and icons but we need servers and GB too.
Show threadMichał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Feb 11, 2024
@openstreetmap oh wow, congratulations! 🎉
Show threadEstupendoFeb 11, 2024
@openstreetmap Congratulations! OSM is just so useful and once you know about it it's amazing to discover how often it is used by websites of all kinds of things!