AI and Open Source — IPCIDE panel discussion on 16th Feb, 2024I was invited to speak at the IPCIDE Conference panel titled, “The Future of AI: Big Tech Monopoly or Open-Source Technology.” The event…Feb 16Feb 16
Why the game of public policy requires patience and persistenceRecently, in an online webinar, I made the point that the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) community has not engaged enough with policy…Mar 23, 2022Mar 23, 2022
Preparing GovTech for Web 3.0An edited version of this article appeared in MINT newspaper dated 10th March, 2022.Mar 14, 2022Mar 14, 2022
FOSS United’s Public Policy initiativeIndia’s Free and Open Source (FOSS) community has not had a sustained public policy engagement with the Indian government due to the…Feb 28, 2022Feb 28, 2022
Public Digital Infrastructure or Digital Public Goods? What’s the difference?Note: These are remarks made at a discussion organized by the AAPTI Institute on Digital Public Goods discussion on 21st Jan, 2021Oct 5, 2021Oct 5, 2021
Zomato, Swiggy and the threat from the Beckn ProtocolA decentralized technology protocol called Beckn, which gives restaurants greater control, might be the biggest long-term challenge for…Jul 23, 2021Jul 23, 2021
New Umbrella Entity: Masterstroke or Disaster?It takes decades to plant a sapling and grow it into a tree. It takes minutes for someone with a hacksaw to cut it down. We might be…Feb 26, 20211Feb 26, 20211