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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.
Talking Digital Public Infrastructure
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 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 episode
030I_Ville Sirviö, CEO of the Nordic Institute for Interoperability – What is the future for cities? podcast (wtf4cities.com)
https://x-road.global/xroad-as-a-digital-public-good
https://x-road.global/launching-citizenoriented-digital-services-in-colombia
https://x-road.global/first-steps-towards-interoperability-in-the-public-sector-of-el-salvador
https://x-road.global/integrity-and-interoperability-the-perfect-match-for-argentinas-public-service
https://www.niis.org/blog/2020/3/30/x-road-implementation-models