Open Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) – Services

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class="btn-pill"> Services </a> </div> </div> </div>  <section class="sect mb-20 False - "> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="lg:flex lg:gap-x-8 lg:items-center"> <div class="flex-shrink-0"> <div class="mb-10 lg:mb-0 flex-shrink-0"> <img class="mx-auto" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/headers/images/open-dpi-icon-1x.png" alt="Open Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)"> </div> </div> <div class="flex-grow"> <h1 class="text-h1 text-center !leading-tight"> <strong>Open Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)</strong> </h1> </div> </div> </div> </section>  <div class="sect -tighten-2 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="block-txt"> <h2>We help you choose open technologies and data standards so that your organisation's goals can be met with third-party participation and control.</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sect -tighten-2 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="block-txt"> <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody> <tr style="background-color: transparent;"> <td> <h3><strong>This service is a perfect fit if you...</strong></h3> <p><span style="background-color: #e4ff36;">...want to be interoperable with standards used by other organisations</span></p> <p><span style="background-color: #e4ff36;">...want to diversify your technology service providers using common tools</span></p> </td> <td> </td> <td> <h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Your team’s required level of knowledge:</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #e077ff;">High</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Why Open DPI?</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is a combination of <strong>networked open technology standards built in the public interest, enabling governance, and a community of innovative and competitive actors</strong> working to drive innovation in public programmes. DPI is based on Digital Public Goods (DPGs) - open source initiatives that comply with privacy and other applicable laws and best practices, do no harm, and <strong>contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals</strong> (SDGs). At Open Knowledge, we believe that openness expands our connections with communities, colleagues and suppliers, which helps us create more robust and reusable products and services.</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://digitalpublicgoods.net/" target="_blank">Learn more about DPI and DPG ↗</a></p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <h2><strong>Step by Step</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">Developing customised DPI is difficult to predict, as it is based on the reality that already exists in each institution. But we can typically divide it into three stages:</p> <ol dir="ltr"> <li><strong>Run an <a href="https://okfn.org/what-we-do/services/openness-assessment/" target="_blank">Openness Assessment</a></strong> (this additional service is included in this package).</li> <li><strong>Define the roadmap</strong>, time, steps and roles required for implementation.</li> <li><strong>Implement!</strong></li> </ol> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Examples of Past Works</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">Each case is different, and we will make sure to take into account all your particularities in data handling. But in general terms, if you choose this service, <strong>you will have at your disposal a stack similar</strong> to the one developed by the Argentinian government that created an unprecedented electoral data standard.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sect -tighten-1 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="grid md:grid-cols-4 gap-10 md:gap-3">  <div></div>    <figure class="img-set "> <div class="image"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/video/images/CNE-logo.png" alt="" title=""> </div> <figcaption class="text"> </figcaption> </figure>     <figure class="img-set "> <div class="image"> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/video/images/justicia-logo.png" alt="" title=""> </div> <figcaption class="text"> </figcaption> </figure>  </div> </div> </div><div class="sect -tighten-2 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="block-txt"> <h2><strong>Bundle Options</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">One of the principles of Open Knowledge is sustainability, so <strong>we will never make you dependent on us</strong>. We want to make sure that your project is sustainable over the years, i.e. that you understand what you have at hand at the moment and what the next steps are for adopting an open infrastructure. For this reason, <strong>we recommend that you combine this service with the following offerings</strong>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <section class="sect -tighten-1 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-3 gap-10 lg:gap-16 mx-auto">  <a href="/what-we-do/services/open-your-data/" class="feature-item"> <figure class=""> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/feature_block/images/open-your-data-logo.png" alt=""> </figure> <span class="description">If you need to open data we can define the best strategies...</span> <em class="link-arrow-curved"> Learn more </em> </a>   <a href="/what-we-do/services/your-own-ckan/" class="feature-item"> <figure class=""> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/feature_block/images/your-own-ckan-logo.png" alt=""> </figure> <span class="description">...and develop an open data portal</span> <em class="link-arrow-curved"> Learn more </em> </a>   <a href="/what-we-do/services/open-literacy-training/" class="feature-item"> <figure class=""> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/django-statics-okf-website-production/feature_block/images/open-literacy-training-logo.png" alt=""> </figure> <span class="description">Help your internal teams use and extract value from your infrastructure</span> <em class="link-arrow-curved"> Learn more </em> </a>  </div> </div> </section><div class="sect -tighten-2 mb-20"> <div class="sect__content"> <div class="block-txt"> <h2><strong>Why Us?</strong></h2> <p>Open Knowledge Foundation (OKFN) is the world’s ultimate reference in open digital infrastructures and the hub of the open movement. As a global not-for-profit, we have been <strong>establishing and advocating for open standards for the last 20 years</strong>. We provide services, tools and training for institutions to adopt <strong>openness as a design principle</strong>.</p> <p>OKFN is a proud member of the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) and the technology arm of a wide range of institutions creating, managing and publishing open data. Our most popular product, CKAN, is the tool behind open data portals such as those of the US, Brazilian and Indian governments, and the UN refugee agency.</p> <p>Our tools follow our <strong>vision of simple, sustainable and open-by-design technology</strong>. 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