DONA Foundation Skip to main content The DONA Foundation is a non-profit organization established in Geneva, Switzerland. Search Our Work DO Architecture Specs & Software Handle System Pilot Projects About Us Foundation Board DONA Leadership Credentialed MPAs Events Board Meetings Signing Events Documents Constitutive Organization Specs & Software Suggested Reading FAQ Contact Us We foster technologies that enable interoperability across information systems   What do we do? Foster Digital Object Architecture standards We foster Digital Object Architecture standards that enable interoperability between information systems, and make reference software implementations publicly available for further development and adoption. Kindle and promote pilot Digital Object Architecture applications We kickstart and engage in the application of the Digital Object Architecture across many countries, domains, and industries through pilot efforts that are in public interest. Provide administration of the Global Handle Registry We oversee the administration of the Global Handle Registry®. We also credential stakeholders from various countries as Multi-Primary Administrators, who can then use or enable others to use identifier and resolution services using the Handle System.   The DONA Foundation C/O Universitée de Genève Rue du Général-Dufour, 24 1204 Genève, Switzerland. Quick Links About Us Board Of Directors Digital Object Architecture Handle System Specifications & Software Recent Events Twelfth Board of Directors MeetingBoard Meetings July 03rd 2025 Eleventh Board of Directors MeetingBoard Meetings July 04th 2024 Copyright © 2020 The DONA Foundation.  DONA®, Handle System®, Global Handle Registry®, and GHR® are trademarks of the DONA Foundation. Access Terms and ConditionsPrivacy Statement