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Talking Digital Public InfrastructureEp. 9: Institutions, Policy, and Administration for DPIIn this episode, Kamya Chandra, Surabhi Hodigere, and I have a conversation about public policy, institutions, administrations, and capacity building for a country's DPI landscape. We also discuss the need for institutionalizing knowledge and models about governance, and management of DPIs as a critical infrastructure for public administrators. Kamya is the Chief Strategy Officer of the Center for DPI. She has played a key role in multiple DPI initiatives by GoI in the financial inclusion and the skilling space as a Senior Fellow at iSPIRIT. She was also part of the founding team at ID4...2023-11-161h 11Talking Digital Public InfrastructureEp. 8: Discussing Estonia's X-Road and the Nordic Institute of Interoperability Solutions with Ville SirviöIn this episode, we discuss the role of the Nordic Institute of Interoperability Solutions (NIIS), and how it builds on Estonia's X-Road. Kate Wilson joins me in this episode to unpack data exchange, the key features and approach of X-Road, and NIIS's interesting governance model with Ville Sirviö.Ville Sirviö is the CEO of the Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS), known for the X-Road® open-source software with hundreds of millions of end users worldwide. He is also a board member of the Gaia-X European Association for Data and Cloud. Recommended resources for the epis...2023-10-2356 minTalking Digital Public InfrastructureEp 7: DPG Charter's Learnings with Chrissy MeierIn the seventh episode of the Talking DPI podcast series, I talk to Chrissy Meier who led the Digital Public Goods Charter work. We discuss the learnings from the first year of consultations regarding the DPG Charter, the role DPGs play in the DPI ecosystem, and the future of the Charter. Chrissy is the Director of Policy at the Digital Impact Alliance. She is a recognized thought leader in digital development, with over a decade of experience managing complex initiatives which deliver positive results for people with organizations including the World Bank (CGAP, ID4D and G2P...2023-08-2540 minTalking Digital Public InfrastructureEp. 6: India's DPI in Education Journey with Shankar MaruwadaIn the sixth episode of the Talking DPIs podcast series, I talk to Shankar Maruwada from Ekstep Foundation about India’s DPI journey in education (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing - DIKSHA). We discuss the importance of people and institutions in any DPI journey, and how a combination of policy, technology, and +1 thinking came together in building DIKSHA. This episode is special as my formative understanding of DPIs comes from my experiences implementing DIKSHA across India. Conversations with Shankar are always insightful, and I come out learning something new. Shankar is the CEO of Ekstep Foun...2023-06-2547 minTalking Digital Public InfrastructureEp. 5: Unpacking New America's Paper on Financing DPIsIn this episode, we discuss the financing models of DPIs and the challenges with the same. Our focus today is the paper “Financing Digital Public Infrastructures” published by New America.We have all four authors of the paper on the episode discussing the current state of financing in the DPI ecosystem, the gaps and issues with the same, and proposing alternative models that could benefit the sustainability of the ecosystem.We have Jeffrey Saviano. Jeff is the EY Global Tax Innovation Leader, and leader of the EY Cambridge Advanced Technology Lab. He i...2023-05-2947 minTalking Digital Public InfrastructureEp. 4: Open Source Communities in the DPI Ecosystem with Govind ShivkumarIn this episode, we explore the intersections of open source software ecosystems and digital public infrastructures. We talk about the role OSS communities play in the DPI ecosystem, the need to think proactively about their governance and financial sustainability. All this while keeping their potential challenges and concerns in mind. Our guest for this episode is Govind Shivkumar from the Omidyar Network. Govind leads Omidyar’s investments and portfolio in upholding governance and technology in the service of an open internet including Open Source Software, Technical Standards, Cyber Security, Digital Public Goods, Internet Governance, and Web3. He chai...2023-04-2344 minTalking Digital Public InfrastructureEp. 3: Role of Governments in the DPI Ecosystem with Kate WilsonIn this episode, we explore the various roles governments play in the DPI ecosystem along with the political economy, governance, financing, and people considerations that governments need to think about in their DPI journeys.Our guest for this episode is Kate Wilson, Senior Fellow at People-Centerd Internet. Kate believes that every person should have access to life enhancing services made possible through digital. She has dedicated her career to make this vision a reality by supporting countries that seek to accelerate their national digital transformation efforts.As a Senior Fellow at PCI, Kate shares perspectives f...2023-04-201h 00Talking Digital Public InfrastructureEp. 2: Market Players and DPGs in the DPI Ecosystem with Venkatesh HariharanIn this episode, we unpack the role of markets and DPGs in the digital public infrastructure ecosystem, we explore - who are these market players, what are their challenges, and how can they be governed.Our guest for this episode is Venkatesh Hariharan. Venky, as we call him is the Public Policy Director for FOSS United, an organization that aims to grow the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) ecosystem in India, and is the India Representative of the Open Invention Network (OIN). He is also a researcher in Digital Public Goods for CoDevelop Fund and the D...2023-04-1233 minTalking Digital Public InfrastructureEp. 1: Demystifying Digital Public Infrastructures with David EavesIn this first episode, we understand the concept of digital public infrastructures, its role in the digital economy, and how is it different from the traditional digital development approaches. Our guest for the episode is David Eaves, who’s a thought leader in the DPI and DPG space. David is an Associate Professor and Deputy Co-Director of the Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose at University College London. At UCL he teaches and writes on the intersection of digital transformation, digital public infrastructure, and the opportunities technology presents to re-imagine public value. David also serves as the Sen...2023-03-2728 min
Talking Digital Public InfrastructureRe: Democratizing Digital Commerce in India with Pramod Varma and Jonathan DonnerIn this episode Dr. Jonathan Donner and Dr. Pramod Varma talk about taking an open protocol approach to counter bigtech monopoly in digital commerce towards making it more inclusive for micro-enterprises. Dr. Varma elaborates on India’s journey so far towards democratising access to public services through open technology, and the more recent efforts to demonopolise digital commerce.Dr. Jonathan Donner is a Visiting Faculty Fellow at The Hitachi Center for Technology and International Affairs at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, and also, Senior Director for Research, Caribou Digital, a research consultancy focused on building inclusive dig...2023-03-091h 15
The Fletcher Forum PodcastPublicTech and the Pandemic: Part 1 - Contact Tracing AppsCOVID19 was a crisis that blurred the boundaries between state control and civil liberties. Technology solutions played a vital role in curbing the spread like contact tracing apps, telemedicine, vaccine scheduling and digital vaccination certificates. But it came with a lot of potential caveats like privacy invasions, state surveillance, and digital divide. In this first episode, our host Sarthak Satapathy talks about contact tracing apps from the lens of privacy, equity, and efficacy with cybersecurity expert, Dr. Susan Landau.2022-03-0627 min