Designing for sovereignty: Ethereum for digital public infrastructure

Public services increasingly rely on digital systems that enable institutions to collaborate across organizational and national boundaries. Such cooperation may involve government agencies verifying documents issued by other authorities, or humanitarian organizations coordinating assistance while safeguarding sensitive personal information. Yet technical interoperability alone does not resolve a more fundamental question: who controls the infrastructure on which this cooperation depends? Ethereum offers a different foundation for digital public infrastructure. It is a global network that no single organization controls, and its software is open source for anyone to inspect, use, and build on.