8. Open Standards & Best Practices
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Indicator Requirement: "Digital public goods must be designed and developed to align with relevant standards, best practices, and/or principles."
For this indicator, you must provide a list of the open standards, best practices, and principles that your digital solution adheres to with relevant links wherever possible. For best practices regarding open source software solutions, particularly for organizations involved in developing and maintaining software and policy together, please refer to The Standard For Public Code. We have curated a list of open standards and best practices recommendations for each DPG category you should explore.
You can also voluntarily share self-certification evidence such as the OpenSSF Best Practices Badge Program.
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Here's a collection of extra resources and helpful links curated by the DPGA and the DPG community you can explore or contribute to.
Digital Public Goods (DPGs) are open-source software, open data, open AI systems, and open content collections that adhere to privacy and other applicable laws and best practices, do no harm, and help attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). If you have any questions regarding the DPG application process or anything else, you can ask directly to the DPG Community for guidance or send us an email; we're available to help you.
