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Ethereum Foundation launches a public-sector site on digital public infrastructure
Summary
The Ethereum Foundation’s Ethereum for Public Infrastructure and Commons team on Nov. 3 published a blog post launching https://publicsector.ethereum.foundation/, a site aimed at governments, multilateral organizations, NGOs and other public-interest institutions considering Ethereum for digital public infrastructure.
The Foundation argued that Ethereum can support cross-border institutional cooperation on neutral, open-source shared infrastructure that no single organization controls, while helping preserve institutional sovereignty and individual control over personal data.
As case studies, the post cited Bhutan’s National Digital Identity system, where individuals hold credentials in NDI Wallets and a shared Ethereum registry helps services verify authenticity without publishing the credentials on-chain, and a Technical Foundations proof of concept for humanitarian aid coordination that combines decentralized identity with private payments so organizations can coordinate without exchanging sensitive personal records.
Key facts
- Ethereum Foundation Blog (Nov. 3, 2026): Ethereum for Public Infrastructure and Commons team launched https://publicsector.ethereum.foundation/ with explanations of Ethereum, case studies and resources for public-interest institutions.
- Ethereum Foundation: Framing is that Ethereum offers shared infrastructure no single organization controls, so institutions can verify records and choose access paths without surrendering control of the underlying network.
- Ethereum Foundation: Bhutan NDI example—individuals hold digital credentials in NDI Wallets; a shared registry on Ethereum helps participating services verify authenticity without publishing credentials on the network; Bhutanese institutions decide which issuers are trusted.
- Ethereum Foundation: Technical Foundations team developed a humanitarian aid-coordination proof of concept on Ethereum’s public network using decentralized identity and private payment mechanisms so organizations need not exchange personal records or rely on a single network operator.
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