Open Function (OpenFn)

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DPG

London, United Kingdom

Overview

OpenFn committed to adopting the Universal DPI Safeguards Framework in the design, development, and deployment of its verified Digital Public Good, which supports integration and automation across the DPI ecosystem. The commitment focuses on privacy and security by design, including data minimization, configurable retention, encryption, protected credentials, role-based access, and full audit trails, alongside ongoing security reviews and independent audits. OpenFn will also strengthen multi-stakeholder governance, build safeguards into capacity strengthening for government technical teams, and support redress through its audit trail capabilities. It will keep OpenFn and its adaptor library open and reusable, share lessons with other Digital Public Goods and governments, and publish a 12-month action plan with progress reported through the Action Tracker.

Implementation Roadmap

09/2026

Endorsement

09/2026

Publish public mapping of OpenFn to the Universal DPI Safeguards Framework

OpenFn published an article examining all 18 foundational and operational principles of the Universal DPI Safeguards Framework and outlining how OpenFn's design and deployment model engages with each in practice, including where responsibility rightly sits with deploying governments and their partners. The article is a public resource for governments and implementers considering how the integration layer supports safe, inclusive DPI.

11/2026

Present safeguards-focused sessions at the DPGA Annual Members Meeting 2026

OpenFn has submitted session proposals for the DPGA Annual Members Meeting (Paris, November 2026), including a joint session with Madiro on the MSF LIME humanitarian health project and a session on cybersecurity practices for open-source DPI components. These sessions share practical implementation learnings with the DPG community, supporting the Framework's "evolve with evidence" (O2) and "build and share open assets" (O9) principles.

12/2026

Maintain continuous security assurance for the OpenFn DPG

OpenFn continuously red-teams its platform, including with frontier AI models, and regularly releases security patches to the core DPG as new vulnerabilities are identified. This ongoing commitment supports the Framework's "assure data security by design" principle (O4). OpenFn is also drafting a position paper on security assurance models for DPGs used in critical, national-scale DPI, addressing how open-source stewards can sustain always-on defense as AI shifts the offense-defense balance.

06/2027

Deliver capacity-strengthening sessions for government technical teams

OpenFn is developing and delivering webinars for government technical teams focused on building in-house capacity to own, operate, and audit workflow automation within their digital public infrastructure, supporting the Framework's transparency and accountability (F4) and inclusive governance (O7) principles. We have already delivered one in collaboration with the 50-in-5 Virtual Short Course: "AI + DPI: From Decision to Delivery", alongside ecosystem partners including DIAL, DPGA, and CDPI.

Resources

Letter of Commitment - OpenFn

Global Action Tracker