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Talking Digital Public Infrastructure
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. Season 1 is sponsored by the Fletcher Forum of World Affairs.
Episodes
10 episodes
Ep. 9: 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 m...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:11:51
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Ep. 8: Discussing Estonia's X-Road and the Nordic Institute of Interoperability Solutions with Ville Sirviö
In 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...
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Season 1
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56:52
Ep 7: DPG Charter's Learnings with Chrissy Meier
In 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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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40:16
Ep. 6: India's DPI in Education Journey with Shankar Maruwada
In 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 i...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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47:18
Ep. 5: Unpacking New America's Paper on Financing DPIs
In this episode, we discuss the financing models of DPIs and the challenges with the same. Our focus today is the paper “...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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47:10
Ep. 4: Open Source Communities in the DPI Ecosystem with Govind Shivkumar
In 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 fina...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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44:23
Ep. 3: Role of Governments in the DPI Ecosystem with Kate Wilson
In 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 f...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:00:20
Ep. 2: Market Players and DPGs in the DPI Ecosystem with Venkatesh Hariharan
In 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 Ven...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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33:57
Ep. 1: Demystifying Digital Public Infrastructures with David Eaves
In 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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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28:17
Re: Democratizing Digital Commerce in India with Pramod Varma and Jonathan Donner
In 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 j...
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