Ghost is now a digital public good

Ghost has been reviewed and is now recognized by the Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) as a digital public good.

The DPGA is a multi-stakeholder initiative endorsed by the United Nations Secretary-General, working to promote open source software, open data, and open content that contributes to the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Being recognized as a DPG increases the visibility, support for, and prominence of open projects that have the potential to tackle global challenges. To become a digital public good, all projects are required to meet the DPG Standard — a set of requirements covering open licensing, data privacy, platform independence, and adherence to best practices.

Ghost meets these criteria as open source software with a strong commitment to open standards, data portability, and user privacy. It's also the only publishing platform to have achieved this standard.

For the many newsrooms, independent publishers, non-profits, and civic organizations already using Ghost, this is a formal recognition of the values that likely drew you to Ghost in the first place.

Open by default

Ghost has been open source since day one. We believe the tools people use to publish and communicate on the internet should be transparent, independent, and built in the interests of the people who rely on them. That belief is what led to Ghost being structured as an independent non-profit foundation rather than a venture-backed startup.

The DPG recognition doesn't change anything about how Ghost works. It's not a new feature or a product update. But it is an external validation of the principles Ghost was built on, and a reminder that open source infrastructure matters; especially for independent publishing.

Learn more

You can find Ghost's profile on the DPG Registry, and learn more about the Digital Public Goods Alliance and its mission at digitalpublicgoods.net.