IDPI is a collaborative working to center public interest in digital projects. We started as a multi-stakeholder collaboration of experts concerned about public digital transformation that did not incorporate human rights, rule of law and social justice. Since its inception in 2021, IDPI has worked to elevate the voice of key advocates and thinkers, build and consolidate an evidence base, and support investigatory work that translates into action and accountability.
We fund people, community-based groups, and civil society organizations working with community members, clients, and constituencies on digital public interest advocacy
We spark transnational collaboration and knowledge-sharing across stakeholders, disciplines, sectors, and geographies.
We sponsor research and litigation by grassroots, community, and national stakeholders, in their local and national contexts and in coalition, at the most critical moments in the design and implementation of digital identity systems and integrated DPI projects.
We amplify and support key voices in digital public interest advocacy to maximize their impact in government-led public and private consultation processes as well as engagement within their own networks and coalitions.
IDPI is a Sponsored Project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Its work is overseen by an Advisory Committee with the following members:
Deputy Director, CAT Lab, Cornell University
Senior Program Advisor, Open Society Foundations
Executive Director, Institute for Law, Innovation and Technology, Temple University
Senior Program Officer, Open Society Foundations
Senior Lawyer, Open Society Justice Initiative
Executive Director, KITAMBAA
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (Observer)