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State of the Stack
Called Talking Digital Public Infrastructure in the first season, this new rebranded podcast, now called State of the Stack dives deeper into the specifics of DPI design, deployment, implementation, policymaking, and regulatory frameworks. Ritul is our new co-host along with Sarthak, and the both of them plan to bring you exciting new episodes this season.
This podcast explores the intersections of development, public technology, governance, and market innovation. We specifically discuss the Digital Public Infrastructure ecosystem, its possibilities, and concerns.
State of the Stack
S1E10: Institutions, Policy, and Administration for DPI
In 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 at the global Centre for DPI which supports countries in their technical architecture. She is also an Advisor on DPI to India's Ministry of Finance and has played a key role in multiple DPI initiatives by GoI in the financial inclusion, consented data sharing, and eKYC spaces. She was also part of the founding team at the World Bank's ID4D Initiative.
Surabhi is a Consultant at the Aapti Institute and is an active researcher and contributor to the governance of digital public goods and infrastructure. She has previously been a civic-tech entrepreneur founding Political Quotient and has been part of the prestigious LAMP Fellowship in India.
