Omidyar Network, the philanthropy started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, will invest $55-million in technology to promote government transparency and help people rise out of poverty.

The pledge, announced at the Clinton Global Initiative, will be spent over three years.

About $30-million will go to organizations that use technology to share information about how people are governed and enable them to have a greater say in the process. The new commitment expands on Omidyar’s work in the realm of government transparency; to date, the philanthropy has supported organizations including the Sunlight Foundation, mySociety, and Global Integrity.

The remaining $25-million will support cutting-edge efforts to use mobile technology to expand access to banking, health care, agriculture, commerce, and other activities and services. Past grants in the field of mobile technology have gone to FrontlineSMS, Ushahidi, and Opportunity International, among other groups.