Wikipedia's first sentence called it “network of leading digital governments with the goal of strengthening the digital economy”. Today it says “collaborative network of the world's leading digital governments with a common goal of harnessing digital techn”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Digital 5 , or D5 , is a network of leading digital governments with the goal of strengthening the digital economy. The members are bonded by the principle of openness; they are focused on changing government's relationship with technology by adopting open standards and open-source software as well as making digital government more effective. They intend to bring in digital skills in-house and encourage short-term contracts with small and medium business suppliers. Discussions at their inaugural meetup included connectivity , teaching children to code , and open markets . The group will meet annually to showcase digital accomplishments by governments around the world.1
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The opening as it stood in 2020 5 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Intergovernmental organization focused on technology The Digital Nations or DN (previously the Digital 5 , Digital 7 and Digital 9 ) is a collaborative network of the world's leading digital governments with a common goal of harnessing digital technology to improve citizens' lives.Members share world-class digital practices, collaborate to solve common problems, identify improvements to digital services, and support and champion the group's growing digital economies.Through international cooperation, the DN aims to identify how digital government can provide the most benefit to citizens.The DN embodies minilateral engagement, where small groups of states cooperate on specific topics with a global impact.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Intergovernmental organization focused on technology The Digital Nations or DN (previously the Digital 5 , Digital 7 and Digital 9 ) is a collaborative network of the world's leading digital governments with a common goal of harnessing digital technology to improve citizens' lives. Members share world-class digital practices, collaborate to solve common problems, identify improvements to digital services, and support and champion the group's growing digital economies. Through international cooperation, the Digital Nations aims to identify how digital government can provide the most benefit to citizens. The group embodies minilateral engagement, where small groups of states cooperate on specific topics with a global impact.
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network of leading digital governments with the goal of strengthening the digital economy
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collaborative network of the world's leading digital governments with a common goal of harnessing digital techn
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