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Bengaluru Institute Exports 'Open-Source Aadhaar'

Six developing countries – Sri Lanka, Morocco, the Philippines, Guinea, Ethiopia and the Togolese Republic – are using an Aadhaar-like, open-source system to provide digital identities to their citizens. The platform was built by the International Institute of Information Technology, Bengaluru (IIIT-B), a non-profit headed by Infosys cofounder Kris Gopalakrishnan.

Staff Reporter Jul 26, 2022 2 min read Civic Infrastructure

Building a Robust Open Source Policy in US Gov Sector: Tech, Academia Share Ideas

Topics included a federal open source program office and the role OSS plays in U.S. digital infrastructure.

Staff Reporter Jun 21, 2022 1 min read Policy & Governance

Jersey City Uses Pilot Program to Open Budgeting for Online Participation

A participatory budget pilot program in Jersey City will allow residents to contribute their input online regarding the city's spending decisions.

Staff Reporter Mar 29, 2022 3 min read

Ethiopia Piloting Digital ID Project

NIDP Ethiopia has implemented a limited pilot program with TECH5 biometric and digital ID technologies for enrollment and authentication of residents as well as digital ID issuance.

Staff Reporter Jan 21, 2022 3 min read Civic Infrastructure

French Government Embracing Open Source

The source code for ‘France Connect’, the digital identification system for government services used by more than 30 million French people, will be public

Staff Reporter Nov 28, 2021 5 min read Civic Infrastructure

NSDL E-Governance to Expand Reach Using Open-Source Platform

NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure limited is set to use an open-source platform to expand its reach to the healthcare, education and agriculture sectors.

Staff Reporter Nov 1, 2021 1 min read Public Utilities

E-Gov Sans Frontiers: The Story of Digital Vaccination Certificates

The Philippine Government's vaccine certificate is based on the Digital Infrastructure for Vaccination Open Credentialing (DIVOC) created in India, used as a reference system by the WHO's Digital Documentation of COVID Certificates (DDCC). It uses private and public-key cryptography and is interoperable with authorised wallet applications.

Pratiksha Thayil Oct 24, 2021 3 min read Healthcare Technology

Free & Open Source vs. Proprietary Software?

Most free software programs with web security, which force the administrators to work hard on developing them, depend on the technical help and knowledge of the user community. This is especially important when, for instance, the applications in question use personal data for digital transformation.

Gunjeet Kaur Jul 15, 2021 6 min read Public Utilities

Free & Open Source for Pandemic Recovery

During the COVID-19 pandemic, self-diagnosing, as well as telemedicine and e-medicine platforms, saw a sharp rise in popularity. People called up doctors on telemedicine platforms where they were diagnosed and prescribed treatment online and these medicines could then be ordered on apps specifically designed for ordering medicines online.

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