Indicator 1 expanded to account for Open Data

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Open data projects can have a multiplier effect and pave way for domino effects that some times can't be fully accounted for in design. Datasets that are used for weather tracking can have consequences on food security which can have impact on nutrition which can have consequences to public health.

For this reason, open datasets will find it hard to prove that they are directly advancing SDGs actively. It may be easier for them to prove their "relevance" to SDG's.

Some options to change this are as follows:

Indicator 1 - demonstrate relevance to the SDGs/ designed and developed to be relevant to SDGs.

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With consensus at the Standard Council, here is the new language proposed to expand the standard for Open Data projects. It also enables many digital solutions built both by private and public sector for other usecases and are RELEVANT to the SDGs to meet the DPG standard. It makes the standard more inclusive.

It also stays within the definition of digital public goods in the roadmap for digital cooperation.

New language Digital public goods must be relevant to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and demonstrate such by providing links/documentation that support their relevance.

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This is open for community discussion.

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@Lucyeoh Please give your thoughts.

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The changes in the text of the standard will also reflect on the questions in the DPG application form.

Which SDGs is your solution relevant to? How is your solution relevant to each SDG you’ve selected above? Please provide information and/or link(s) to a webpage, article or documentation that adequately demonstrates relevance to each SDG selected above.

*refers to compulsory nature of the question.

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Currently the reviewers refer to the targets mentioned under each SDG to find relevance with the SDGs cited by the product. For e.g. Under Goal 1, the DPG review team looks at the larger text of the SDG but to bring that SDG to life, refers to https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal1 (targets and indicators) under each goal.

The possible solutions are:

1. We clearly refer the DPG applicants to mention targets their product helps achieve?
2. We provide examples of SDGs that are usually most relevant to DPG kind of application, for e.g. SDG 9 in case of open software or SDG 17 in case of open content

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Summarising the discussion in the Standard Council for this issue:

• Open datasets will find it hard to prove that they are directly advancing SDGs actively. It may be easier for them to prove their "relevance" to SDG's
• Designed and developed might be a problem and some times open datasets are not created directly to accomplish any of the SDGs but by virtue of their outcomes might be relevant E.g Linux was not designed for attainment of SDGs or social/ infrastructural outcomes but now it is
• Asking for links to the solution owners makes them take extra steps like adding a page on the website that connects them to SDGs
• If there isn’t a sectoral DPG with direct outcomes on education, health, it usually gets stuck in the pipeline Open Software like ERPNext https://app.digitalpublicgoods.net/a/10138 Open data like Mozilla Commonvoice https://app.digitalpublicgoods.net/a/10069
• Our reviewers look at targets and ask applicants in clarifications to mention relevance to the targets and indicators below SDGs on https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal9 Example of targets mentioned by Code for Future https://app.digitalpublicgoods.net/a/10224

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SOLUTIONS: Questionnaire Alignment Current language: Which SDGs is your solution relevant to? How is your solution relevant to each SDG you’ve selected above? Please provide information and/or link(s) to a webpage, article or documentation that adequately demonstrates relevance to each SDG selected above.

Proposed language: Which SDGs is your solution relevant to? How is your solution relevant to each SDG you’ve selected above?

HINT ADDED: Each SDG has detailed targets that you can learn more about at https://sdg-tracker.org/. State in a couple of sentences the relationship between your solution and selected SDG(s)’s targets.

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New text for indicator 1: Digital public goods must demonstrate relevance to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).