Digital Services Unit at SA Presidency. Previously Open Cities Lab, Africa Data Hub, Tenji. Non-exec Director Innovate Durban. Cities, Inclusion, Digital Gov, Data, DPI. Geeking.https://bsky.app/profile/richardgevers.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardgevers.bsky.social/post/3lvfm2bngjc2yKicking off a new habit: open weeknotes from inside South Africa’s Digital Services Unit. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/weeknote-from-rich-dsu-richard-gevers-grcuc?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via02 Aug 2025 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:tvgcoc3wvv4rybflb6af2c6a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvfm2bngjc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardgevers.bsky.social/post/3lrszlr4il22xTomorrow at #UNOpenSource, I’ll join OSPO leaders from France, GitHub, AWS, and CMU to discuss how governments and institutions are building with open source. I’ll share South Africa’s journey and why we built an OSPO-inspired Digital Service Unit.17 Jun 2025 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:tvgcoc3wvv4rybflb6af2c6a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrszlr4il22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardgevers.bsky.social/post/3lrsyio4t622iWas at #TICTeC2025 last week and still reflecting on how much the civic tech community is doing — not just building tools, but shaping what digital democracy feels like. Grateful to share South Africa’s DPI journey, but even more grateful to learn.17 Jun 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:tvgcoc3wvv4rybflb6af2c6a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrsyio4t622ihttps://bsky.app/profile/richardgevers.bsky.social/post/3loxzamwzd22sWe’re launching the South African Digital Roadmap Today. Ping me if you want more information!12 May 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:tvgcoc3wvv4rybflb6af2c6a/app.bsky.feed.post/3loxzamwzd22shttps://bsky.app/profile/richardgevers.bsky.social/post/3loxxmuidhc2qMinister Solly Malatsi is live launching South Africa’s Digital Roadmap: https://www.youtube.com/live/KykX3ZXkaC4?si=-EmjgYl3hn0tLQ5L12 May 2025 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:tvgcoc3wvv4rybflb6af2c6a/app.bsky.feed.post/3loxxmuidhc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardgevers.bsky.social/post/3lbbvwulsck2cAnother question - what will the impact of the new us administration be on digital public infrastructure and non-profit news, seeing as the only real reason these are able to be non-profit and open source is because of bmgf funding (and some small others) and last time philanthropic international19 Nov 2024 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:tvgcoc3wvv4rybflb6af2c6a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbvwulsck2chttps://bsky.app/profile/richardgevers.bsky.social/post/3lbbvqdnhg22cDoes one use hashtags in here same as the dead platform? #noob19 Nov 2024 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:tvgcoc3wvv4rybflb6af2c6a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbvqdnhg22chttps://bsky.app/profile/richardgevers.bsky.social/post/3lbbvpbwxp22cIs digital public infrastructure just another moment of private sector capture of governance and tech, or will it actually be a departure point? #dpi thinking googles dpi sandbox, colonial intent of existing front runners, and big consulting already privatising digital public #dpg goods with19 Nov 2024 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:tvgcoc3wvv4rybflb6af2c6a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbvpbwxp22chttps://bsky.app/profile/richardgevers.bsky.social/post/3lb7lwz27vk2sHearing from @deaves.bsky.social on how we can walk the path of (and make the big shift) digital innovation in the public sector and DPI in South Africa.18 Nov 2024 09:23 +0000at://did:plc:tvgcoc3wvv4rybflb6af2c6a/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb7lwz27vk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/richardgevers.bsky.social/post/3l3x2rkuhra2cSinking my teeth into @richardpope.org’s Platformland, and at the same time re-upping my laptop sticker game :)12 Sep 2024 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:tvgcoc3wvv4rybflb6af2c6a/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3x2rkuhra2c