The Ethereum Foundation announced a public-sector portal explaining how governments, international organizations, and NGOs could use Ethereum as open, shared digital infrastructure with no single owner or central operator. Its site says institutions can verify documents, check service eligibility while collecting less personal data, and track grants; it also highlights open-source software and avoiding dependence on one provider. Foundation announcement · portal

The Ethereum Foundation announced a public-sector portal explaining how governments, international organizations, and NGOs could use Ethereum as open, shared digital infrastructure with no single owner or central operator. Its site says institutions can verify documents, check service eligibility while collecting less personal data, and track grants; it also highlights open-source software and avoiding dependence on one provider. Foundation announcement · portal

Examples include Bhutan’s National Digital Identity, with 449k+ users onboarded: people control which credentials and information they share, while personal data stays off-chain. The site also cites UNICEF’s CryptoFund, which invested $4m+, including 2,602 ETH, with transfers recorded on Ethereum for independent verification, and ITCILO, which issued 208k+ blockchain-secured credentials that employers can verify without learners needing a crypto wallet.

For humanitarian aid coordination, the Foundation’s Technical Foundations team developed a proof of concept combining decentralized identity and private payments, so organizations could coordinate without exchanging recipients’ personal records or relying on one agency to operate the network. The announcement does not name implementation partners, tools, or whether it used L1 or L2. Foundation announcement