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Digital Progress Association

A public-interest ecosystem platform for the digital age.

DPA is a nonprofit organization advancing equitable access, readiness, and inclusive governance of technology — locally grounded in the communities where our partners operate, and globally connected through research, convenings, and cross-border relationships.

Mission

Why we exist

To close the gap between technological change and public readiness — building an ecosystem where individuals, communities, and organizations connect, learn, and act together so that technology serves human needs and the public interest, locally and globally.

Community is not a program at DPA. It is the orientation through which all of our work is designed and delivered.

Vision

Technology as a tool of equity and human progress

A future where technology is governed inclusively, applied responsibly, and shaped by the full breadth of human experience — across borders, sectors, and generations.

Values

What guides our work

  • Community-centered

    Co-production with communities is the orientation through which our work is designed and delivered.

  • Public interest

    Public-interest accountability sits at the center of governance, not at the margin.

  • Equity of access

    Pathways and opportunity for those historically excluded from the digital economy.

  • Locally grounded

    Anchored in the contexts and partners where the gap is most acute.

  • Globally connected

    Moving knowledge and relationships across borders so local experience shapes global decisions.

  • Evidence in service of action

    Research only matters when it reaches those who need it most.

Roadmap

Building with intention. Growing with discipline.

  1. Year 1 — 2026 / 2027

    Foundation, assets and first partnerships. Three pillars launched; first knowledge assets and inaugural community-centered convening.

  2. Year 3 — 2028 / 2029

    Structured growth and ecosystem depth. Regional convenings with community co-hosts and engagement with universities, civil society, and national digital bodies.

  3. Year 5 — 2030

    Global platform and public influence. Inaugural Global Tech & Society Summit, co-hosted with multilateral and regional partners.