UNESCO’s roadmap activities focus on Open Solutions supporting knowledge ecosystems and information resilience by advancing Open Educational Resources (OER) as digital public goods, mainstreaming equitable open access to knowledge ecosystems, unlocking open data for research and learning, and strengthening Free and Open Source Software (FOSS).
The inclusion of UNESCO’s Open Solutions— Open Educational Resources, Open Access, Open Data and Free and Open Source Software— in the Digital Public Goods Alliance roadmap, underscores our commitment to knowledge as a public good and to multilateral cooperation. Through these open systems, UNESCO supports Member States in expanding access to information and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.
Mariya GabrielUNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information
UNESCO’s Open Solutions support the discovery, use and adaptation of digital public goods that help reduce structural barriers to knowledge. They prioritize multilingual access, equitable participation, and the reuse of educational, scientific and public interest resources.
The Digital Public Goods Alliance is a multi-stakeholder initiative that supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by advancing the discovery, development, use and investment in digital public goods. These include open source software, open data, open AI models and open content that adhere to applicable laws and best practices, are designed to do no harm, and contribute to sustainable development.
Through its Open Solutions, UNESCO is advancing open and inclusive knowledge ecosystems while strengthening the development and adoption of digital public goods that expand access to shared, interoperable resources and enable equitable participation in the digital age.
Liv Marte NordhaugCEO, Digital Public Goods Alliance Secretariat
Through its engagement in the Alliance, UNESCO, building on its global networks and normative expertise, contributes to implementing the UN Global Digital Compact and the United Nations Pact for the Future, reaffirming that knowledge — and the digital systems that underpin it — must remain a global public good, governed in the public interest, anchored in international human rights standards, and accessible to all without discrimination.
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