Authors: Eve Elie, Vinuri Dissanayake, Aaron Snow
This paper asks the fundamental question: “Why aren’t state and other sub-federal governments in the U.S. adopting Digital Public Goods (DPGs) to improve public service delivery?” In response, it explores the existence and deployment of globally reusable DPGs in government contexts, with the focus extended to understanding the governance structures and financial sustainability of DPGs. To achieve this, the researchers collected and curated an open dataset, and supplemented it with a paper. The findings underscore the availability of diverse solutions to meet evolving citizen expectations, and emerging trends amid the varied governance structures of DPGs. This dataset and paper are intended to support the growing DPG discourse and provide an evidence-based foundation for enhancing public service delivery with DPG adoption for all interested parties, specifically across state and other sub-federal governments in the United States.