---
title: "Board Decision: Digital Public Good"
manual: "TYPO3 Community infrastructure"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/guide-policy:t3a-board-decision-2024-06-12-digital-public-good"
source: "Association/Board/Decisions/2024/06-12-DigitalPublicGood.rst"
rendered: "2026-11-09T09:30:08+00:00"
---

# Board Decision: Digital Public Good {#t3a-board-decision-2024-06-12-digital-public-good}

-   *Proposed at:* 12 June 2024
-   *Decision owner:* Mathias Bolt Lesniak
-   *Decision status:* ✅ Accepted

## Attendance and voting {#attendance-and-voting}

| Board Member | Attendance | Vote |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Olivier Dobberkau](https://my.typo3.org/u/oli4) |  | Not recorded |
| [Stefan Busemann](https://my.typo3.org/u/stefan.busemann) |  | Not recorded |
| [Boris Hinzer](https://my.typo3.org/u/web-vision) |  | Not recorded |
| [Rachel Foucard](https://my.typo3.org/u/rakel) |  | Not recorded |
| [Susi Moog](https://my.typo3.org/u/psychomieze) |  | Not recorded |
| [Tymoteusz Motylewski](https://my.typo3.org/u/tmotylewski) |  | Not recorded |
| [Thomas Maroschik](https://my.typo3.org/u/tmaroschik) |  | Not recorded |

## Decision description {#decision-description}

### Facts/Problem {#facts-problem}

A year ago, Mathias Bolt Lesniak mentioned that Drupal had achieved recognition as a Digital Public Good through the Digital Public Goods Alliance (see: [Drupal officially achieves recognition as a Digital Public Good](https://www.drupal.org/association/blog/drupal-officially-achieves-recognition-as-a-digital-public-good)).

### Objective {#objective}

-   Over the last year, many individuals involved in open source and development cooperation have repeated the positive impact they see for TYPO3 if we gain the same recognition. This includes easier fundraising (e.g. for the Community Expansion Committee and Boris) and increased recognition for our role and work as an open-source project ("enablers of digital sovereignty", as it is called here: [OECD](https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/c023cb2e-en/index.html?itemId=/content/component/c023cb2e-en)).
-   You can read more about the Digital Public Goods Alliance at [https://digitalpublicgoods.net/](https://digitalpublicgoods.net/).
-   The application has no apparent cost. The decision owner will stop the work on the submission and return to the Board if they find contrary information.

### Obligations to cooperate {#obligations-to-cooperate}

Mathias Bolt Lesniak will be the point of contact and will report to the Board.

### Financial and human resources impacts {#financial-and-human-resources-impacts}

Mathias Bolt Lesniak will handle the registration.

### Resolution/Petitum {#resolution-petitum}

If authorized to submit an application, the decision owner will follow these steps:

-   Assess the [Submission Guide](https://digitalpublicgoods.net/digital-public-goods/submission-guide/) with relevant members of the community. The initial assessment is that there is nothing preventing us from being approved today.
-   Assemble the required documentation.
-   Submit the application.
-   Handle any follow-up requests from the Digital Public Goods Alliance during the application review.

### Discarded alternatives {#discarded-alternatives}

None

### Attachments {#attachments}

\[Link to Board ticket T3AB-390 (board internal)\]

### Comments {#comments}

None