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Digital public goods are public goods in the form of software, data sets, AI models, standards or content. These goods are generally free cultural works and are intended to contribute to sustainable national and international digital development. The term "digital public good" has been in use since at least s April 2017, when Nicholas Gruen ...
A digital public good is defined by the UN Secretary-General's Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, as: “open source software, open data, open AI models, open standards and open content that adhere to privacy and other applicable laws and best practices, do no harm, and help attain the SDGs.”
Information good. Information goods are commodities that provide value to consumers as a result of the information it contains and refers to any good or service that can be digitalized. [1] Examples of information goods includes books, journals, computer software, music and videos. [2] Information goods can be copied, shared, resold or rented. [3]
A digital platform operator is an entity or person offering an online communication service to the public based on computer algorithms used to classify content, goods, or services offered online, or the connection of several parties for the sale of goods, the provision of a service, or the exchange or sharing of content, goods, and services.
The sharing economy is a socio-economic system whereby consumers share in the creation, production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods, and services. These systems take a variety of forms, often leveraging information technology and the Internet, particularly digital platforms, to facilitate the distribution, sharing and reuse of excess capacity in goods and services.
Public interest technology (PIT) is an approach to the use of technology to promote "the development and realization of socially responsible solutions to the challenges in a technology-driven world." [1] It has been characterized as "people-centered problem solving." [2] PIT emerged as a field of academic research and action in higher education ...
Digital goods are software programs, music, videos or other electronic files that users download exclusively from the Internet. [1] Some digital goods are free, others are available for a fee. The taxation of digital goods and/or services, sometimes referred to as digital tax and/or a digital services tax, is gaining popularity across the globe.
Public economics (or economics of the public sector) is the study of government policy through the lens of economic efficiency and equity. Public economics builds on the theory of welfare economics and is ultimately used as a tool to improve social welfare. Welfare can be defined in terms of well-being, prosperity, and overall state of being.