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  • Samagra’s Flagship Event ‘DPG Dialogues’ Unveils 2024 DPG SCoRe to Empower Developer Communities

    New Delhi, 09th October 2024: The second edition of ‘DPG Dialogues’, a flagship event by Samagra, a mission-driven governance consulting firm, is currently underway in New Delhi.

    The event, themed ‘Thinking, Building & Sustaining Digital Public Goods and Digital Public Infrastructure’, is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Omidyar Network India and conducted in partnership with the global DPG Alliance (knowledge partner) and GitHub (community partner). This year it is bringing together a host of distinguished government and industry leaders and stakeholders from the Digital Public Goods (DPG) & Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) ecosystem for an engaging series of panels and talks.

    Sharing his reflections on DPG Dialogues – via video, Sh. Nandan Nilekani said that “This gathering is very important because it brings together practitioners, different points of view—how to create supply, how to create demand, how to make a difference, and how to do things at population scale. Together, we aim to design solutions that are low-cost, frugal in innovation, interoperable, and built for global impact.”

    Notable panellists & speakers include Sh. Amitabh Kant (India’s G20 Sherpa), Dr. R.S. Sharma (Chairperson of ONDC and former CEO of NHA and UIDAI), Sh. Abhishek Singh (Additional Secretary MeitY), Sh. Samuel Praveen (Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare), Sh. Saurabh Gaur (Principal Secretary, IT, Andhra Pradesh), Smt. Kavita Bhatia (Senior Scientist, MeitY), Sh. Nand Kumarum (CEO, NeGD), Venkatesh Hariharan (India Representative at Open Innovation Network), Prof. Ramesh Loganathan (IIIT Hyderabad and State Innovation Cell, Telangana), Steve Haley (Partnerships Director, Mojaloop), Tanuj Bhojwani (Head, People+AI), Hemant Adarkar (Tech Advisor, Artha Global), Supriya Sankaran (Co-founder, Agami), among others.

    Given that long-term sustainability of DPGs is heavily reliant on the presence of healthy, vibrant, and engaged developer communities, this year the event is also seeing the release of the first DPG SCoRe 2024 – Annual DPG State of the Community Report, which provides a holistic overview of the current state of community-building efforts across India’s DPG landscape, based on surveys with 25 organizations and 300 developers. The report lays out a framework, based on which the participating organizations were benchmarked across various parameters of inputs, outputs and outcomes and can serve as a point-in-time snapshot of the community on which the ecosystem and DPG builders can track the evolution of communities annually.

    Among its key findings, the report reveals 64% non-contributors cite lack of awareness as the biggest obstacle to participation. The report also points to the critical need for mentoring support, with 56% of contributors requiring regular guidance. Only 16% of the surveyed organizations meet the criteria for “Community Champions” criteria, i.e. they meet the benchmarks on community size, active contributors, community growth and community contributions to codebase. This reiterates the need for stronger community-building efforts within the ecosystem.

    Finally, the event is also showcasing the work of 100+ contributors – both college students and working professionals – selected from 3,000+ applicants from across the breadth and width of the country, who participated over the last 3 months in the one of it’s kind ‘Dedicated Mentoring Programme’ for GovTech and DPG projects sourced from 42 organisations, spanning both coding and design problem statements with population-scale impact.

    The event will conclude with an insightful fireside chat featuring Dr. R.S. Sharma (Chairperson of ONDC and former CEO of NHA and UIDAI), who will be sharing insights on the value propositions and motivations of the DPG/DPI ecosystem and the role of the developer communities in addressing global challenges and creating impact at scale.

    Gaurav Goel, Founder and CEO of Samagra, emphasised the transformative role of Digital Public Goods in India’s digital revolution, saying, “India has made significant strides in developing DPGs and DPIs. While setting new benchmarks, it is equally important to ensure wide-scale adoption and sustainability. DPG Dialogues is our humble contribution to advancing this movement.”

  • GoaFest 2023 Day 2 Wrap Up – Inspiration, Perspectives and Action from a Day of Dynamic Dialogues

    GoaFest 2023 Day 2 Wrap Up – Inspiration, Perspectives and Action from a Day of Dynamic Dialogues

    Goafest 2023, Goacast 2023, GoaFest

    May 25, 2023; National: Following an exhilarating Day 1 of Goafest 2023, Day 2 kicked off with a line-up of insightful, informative and inspiring speakers and sessions. Each discussion offered insightful and unexplored information, from knowledge seminars to presentations, and as the day unfolded, learnings, experiences, creativity, and innovation culminated into the essence of this day!

    The first session of Day 2 was presented by India Today, discussing the Future of Connected Devices and Cross Channel Measurement with Moderator, Rajdeep Sardesai – Consulting Editor – of India Today Television with Panellists Geet Lulla – VP of Sales & Head Asia Pacific – Comscore, Pankaj Krishna – Founder and CEO – Chrome DM, and Salil Kumar – CEO – ITGD. The session focused on the future of connected devices, highlighting seamless integration, effortless communication, and sophisticated cross-channel measurement for effective strategies. 

    Goafest 2023 Day 2 event

    Thereafter, Disney Star presented a Knowledge Seminar, titled The Evolving Economy And The Future Of Startups with Anuradha SenGupta, Independent Journalist leading the conversation with Rajan Anandan, Managing Director – Sequoia Capital & Surge. The dialogue highlighted the evolving economy that has become a conducive environment for startups and Rajan’s belief in the profitability of growth-stage companies in the near future. 

    This discussion was followed by yet another Knowledge Seminar powered by The Hindu Group, Supercharging Creative Effectiveness: Unleash The Potential Of Your Campaigns led by Ed Pank, Managing Director – WARC APAC. He presented several thoughts and insights on the need for original creativity. Ed spoke about and presented several instances where parameters like inclusive marketing, sound mnemonic, and authentically participating cultures and subcultures play a consequential role in a creative impact.

    The second half of the day began with Digital Creator & Stand-up Comic, Aiyoo Shraddha, filling the room with uncontrollable frolic and laughter. 

    Following this comical session, a Knowledge Seminar titled ‘Data-Driven Marketing – Are We Walking The Talk?’ powered by InMobi in association With Dainik Jagran showcased Moderator, Vikram Sakhuja, Group CEO Madison Media & OOH with Panellists Chandan Mukherji, Director & Executive VP – Nestle India, Priyanka Gill, Group Co-Founder, Good Glamm Group & CEO, Good Media Co, Ravi Santanam. CMO – HDFC, and Vipul Prakash, COO, MakeMyTrip. This session discussed in-depth numerous elements that need to be factored into the workings of the world of data-driven marketing, to which, Chandan aptly added, “Data is helping brands make real-time marketing decisions.”

    The session also, through the panel discussion, assessed the utilisation of the relevant data, aggregated, and personalised as well as the shift from traditional approaches because of available data and its analysis. Priyanka rightly added, “Data today is a blunt instrument, but with time and teams learning to use data sufficiently, it could become a sharper tool.” 

    Similarly, this interaction also underlined the importance of enriching data collection on parameters that are relevant to a brand. In this case, informed hypotheses will help brands with growth in conversion rate because consumer behaviour patterns are being learnt and evaluated like never before. 

    Goafest 2023 Day 2 Sessions

    Later, OMS Digital, a part of the Times Group presented the ASCI Creators Session, titled Creator Calling Creator a session curated by the Advertising Standards Council of India moderated by Subhash Kamath – Former CEO, BBH & Publicis Worldwide, India | Former Chairman – ASCI. The panellists included Rajdeepak Das – Chief Creative Officer and CEO, Leo Burnett, SouthAsia, India & Chairman, Creative Council, Publicis Groupe – South Asia, Shreya Agarwal – Head of FilterCopy, Pocket Aces, Smruthi Rajagopalan – AGM Maybelline, L’Oreal and Prableen Kaur Bhomrah, Beauty, Fashion, Body Positive & Lifestyle Influencer. This session narrowed down the connection between content creators, collaborators, inspiration, and the need to foster a thriving creative community. 

    The questions posed also garnered answers and information that tallied the sentiment of brand-agency relationships today and their applicability during campaigns. The collaborators, whether digital or mainline, all partner, bringing their expertise to the table along with recommendations for other platforms as well. Rajdeepak rightly added, “Ideas can come from anywhere, the only thing that matters is how we make it big. For that to happen, all the collaborators need to have one goal – to make the idea big.”

    In summary, the conversation underlined the power of creators coming together to exchange ideas, share knowledge, and elevate their craft, collectively.

    These sessions, for Day 2 at Goafest 2023, concluded with a Knowledge Seminar by Disney Star, titled Unearthing Future Talent: The Rise of Indian Cricketers from the Grassroots. The crowd could not keep calm when Harbhajan Singh, Indian Cricket Legend & Member of Parliament, took to the stage. It was unbelievably surreal and enthralling, all at once. In conversation with Manish Batavia, Sports Presenter & Commentator, he revealed so many components that make a cricketer, starting with self-belief, his experiences on-field and off-field, moving on to his journey beyond cricket, and then finally his upcoming book.

    The discussion highlighted the immense talent pool in the country and the effectiveness of nurturing young players at the grassroots level. Harbhajan fondly remembers, “I tried my hands at Judo and Badminton, but Cricket was very close to my heart; I wanted to be like Kapil Dev!”

    Harbhajan, in answer to Manish’s question about coaching, said, “Coaching is one thing, honest management of talent is what is required today.” He believes that through dedicated coaching programs, infrastructure development, and a passion for the sport, India’s young cricketers will make their mark on the international stage, paving the way for a promising future in cricket. This interview with Harbhajan showcased the potential for India to consistently produce skilled and competitive players who can contribute to the success of India. 

    Finally, he shared his insights on consistent practice and focus on a single goal. He also spoke about his learnings from failures and how he used them to do better at his game. He exited with the same gusto as his entry!

    Goafest 2023 day 2 Masterclass

    Parallelly, in the latter half of the day, the lineup of masterclasses began with Convosight, ‘Unleashing the Voice of Your Customers: Building Brand Advocacy in Communities’ by Tamanna Dhamija, Rajan Anandan & Shuvadip Banerjee. The speakers emphasised how brands and consumers can co-exist and create opportunities for each other whilst stressing the power of online communities. This was followed by the ‘Maximizing Your Advertising Potential on Flipkart’ masterclass, where Vaibhav Kapur, Senior Director of Flipkart Ads shared his experience and knowledge on how brands can weave effective digital ads from a company’s marketing and advertising perspective. Last, in line, the India Today Group: The Lallantop Adda masterclass primarily focused on the future of video content. Saurabh Dwivedi used references from film to deliver an entertaining masterclass about what successful video content will look like, going forward. 

    Well, that brought us to the end of yet another eventful day at Goafest 2023 coupled with a gala dinner and after-hours party with DJ Savio Joseph Mendez powered by MASTIII in association with Absolut Glassware

    Catch a glimpse of all that Day Two was at Goafest 2022 and stay tuned for Day 3.

  • Jal Jeevan Mission team at IIMB launches Policy Dialogues on 17th Feb 2023

    08 FEBRUARY, 2023: The Jal Jeevan Mission team at IIM Bangalore is happy to host a sequence of Policy Dialogues involving coverage practitioners, researchers, non-profit organisations and different stakeholders to collectively perceive and handle key coverage points. The first Policy Dialogue on this sequence will probably be held on 17th February 2023, the theme of which is ‘Community engagement in native administration and possession of rural ingesting water provide system’. The session from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, on 17th February, will probably be livestreamed right here: https://youtube.com/stay/tBSQSSIoIRI?function=share

    The Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), launched in 2019 by the Government of India, goals to supply sustainable, reasonably priced, ample and dependable ingesting water provide to each rural family, contributing considerably to improved dwelling requirements of rural communities. The provision of piped water provide via ‘practical family faucet connections’ (FHTC), and potable and protected ingesting water to all rural households by 2024, have been its key goals. The JJM has now achieved greater than thrice of its prior protection of households (16.72% in 2019, which elevated to 55.58% by the top of 2022) with practical faucet water connections. The distinct function of JJM has been the utility method of service supply – practical faucet, supply sustainability, ample high quality water, and area people administration of operations and upkeep of the system together with required capability constructing. Being a community-managed decentralized program, the operations and upkeep of the village water provide and associated infrastructure is deemed to instil a way of neighborhood possession that’s important for sustainability of the water provide system.

    Sustainable water provide and water useful resource administration depends on neighborhood in addition to stakeholders’ engagement from an early stage of implementation. Information, involvement and empowerment are the three pillars for maximizing neighborhood participation.

    The following points/subjects are recognized because the essential focus areas of the Policy Dialogue to recommend measures for higher neighborhood involvement:

    1. Effective consciousness constructing and coaching amongst stakeholders
    2. Quality, Quantity, and Reliability of rural ingesting water provide
    3. Quality infrastructure growth
    4. Measuring water consumption at family degree for honest distribution

    The Policy Dialogue can have particular person shows in addition to panel discussions. Policy practitioners, researchers, and others who’ve contributed concepts to the profitable implementation of ingesting water provide will probably be invited as panellists.

    During the Dialogue, the JJM Chair Professor at IIMB, Prof. Gopal Naik, will introduce the significance of the subject and average the session. Each panellist will share their opening remarks. The invited researchers/practitioners will current their analysis findings/expertise of fixing drawback related to neighborhood engagement in native administration of rural ingesting water provide system. The subject will probably be opened for questions/options/feedback from the contributors after the preliminary shows by all of the panellists. Panellists will then reply to any questions and summarise their observations. The Chair Professor will summarise proceedings highlighting the coverage implications, which will probably be shared with the Government of India/State Governments.

    The Policy Dialogue will probably be performed just about and the becoming a member of particulars for a similar will probably be shared with the chosen contributors.