Roundtable Discussion on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)
Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is software is a free to use, copy, study, change, improve, and redistribute software. FOSS has many benefits for Government Technology (GovTech), like: no vendor lock-in, reduced costs, easier to localize features, easier to create interoperability, greater transparency and collaboration, among other things.
A roundtable discussion has been organized on April 22, 2021, from 4-6 PM, bringing together stakeholders from the Central Government, State Governments, Academia and Civil Societies to share their experiences.
📌 Agenda: http://indea.negd.in/Agenda.pdf
📌 Dignitaries:
➜ Shri Ajay Sawhney IAS, Secretary, MeitY
➜ Dr. Rajendra Kumar IAS, Additional Secretary, MeitY
➜ Shri Abhishek Singh IAS, President & CEO, NeGD and CEO, MyGov
➜ Dr. Pramod Varma, CTO, EkStep Foundation
➜ Mr. Satish Babu, Founder & ex-Director
➜ Ms. Shreya Agrawal, Civic Technologist
➜ Mr. Rahul Kulkarni, Chief Technologist
➜ Mr. Rushabh Mehta, Founder & CEO
➜ Mr. Varad Pande, Partner, Omidyar Network India
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