The Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) has verified SMILE as a digital public good. SMILE is listed in the DPGA registry under the Open Software category, and the verification covers its core solution. The registry profile is at digitalpublicgoods.net/r/smile (DPG ID GID0093129).
Verification at a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Status | Verified digital public good |
| Category | Open Software |
| Scope | Core solution |
| Issued | 11 August 2026 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| Sustainable Development Goals | SDG 3 Good Health and Well-Being (primary), SDG 9, SDG 12 |
| Registry owner | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) |
Source: DPGA registry, checked 9 October 2026.
About SMILE
The registry describes SMILE as “a Digital Public Health Platform to Strengthen National Health Supply Chain and Logistics Management.” The platform monitors the vaccine cold chain in real time, from central warehouses to remote health facilities.
SMILE runs at national scale in Indonesia. It covers 514 kabupaten/kota, with more than 10,300 daily active users at Puskesmas across 17,000+ islands. It is also deployed in Malawi as eHIN Malawi.
Why the status matters
To be listed, software has to meet the DPG Standard and contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. For a health ministry or a donor, the listing is a public record they can check before choosing a platform. The core solution is released under AGPL-3.0, so a buyer can read the code and does not depend on a single vendor.
The DPGA also makes the case for open source in its November 2025 report, Sustaining Digital Public Goods: Moving Beyond Adoption. It estimates that reusing open-source software saves about USD 8.8 trillion globally, and that firms would spend about 3.5 times more on software if open source did not exist. Those are the DPGA’s figures for open source in general, not results measured on SMILE.
About the DPGA
The DPGA is a multi-stakeholder initiative that keeps the registry of digital public goods. Its tagline: “Promoting digital public goods to create a more equitable world.”
More details
The DPG page lists the verification details, and the FAQ answers common questions.
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