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 The Rockefeller Foundation and Wellcome Commit US1.5 million to advance Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and Digital Public Goods (DPGs) for Climate- and Health-informed Data Systems   

As Dr. Bilal Mateen takes on a new role as PATH's Chief AI Officer, Leah Ekbladh has been named the new Executive Director of Digital Square.

Digital Square at PATH is excited to announce the selection of three new global goods, identified as successful applicants during the first review cycle of our ongoing open call for global goods.

Stewarded by the UN, the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Safeguards initiative is a multi-stakeholder process bringing together diverse voices through six working groups to develop a safeguards framework that will guide DPI design and implementation around the world.

The Global Initiative on Digital Health (GIDH) is an initiative of the World Health Organization designed to support the implementation of the Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020–2025.

Digital Square has launched an interactive, digital version of the Global Goods Guidebook that allows for dynamic filtering options and real-time updates.

Together with Transform Health, PATH issued a Non-State Actor statement calling for more effective and equitable health data governance at the 154th meeting of the WHO Executive Board.

Digital Square has made the decision to dissolve its advisory board, effective January 1, 2024, following months of careful consideration of Digital Square’s evolving needs.

Digital Square’s first-ever call for content global goods (Notice G1) announces six approved content global goods.

Argusoft has been awarded a contract to develop the OpenHIE Testing Harness and Test Framework. Digital Square invites the community to participate in developing the open-source tool collaboratively.

We are excited to announce four awardees of the Oxford Open Digital Health Supplement through Notice G. The supplement aims to provide evidence of the health impact and cost-effectiveness of digital health interventions, particularly tools listed as global goods. Here's why evidence-based insights on the impact of digital health interventions can promote the adoption and use of global goods worldwide.