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Title: 2025 FOSDEM Special: DPGA and MOSIP
- Host: Mike Schwartz, Gluu
- Guest: Bolaji Ayodeji , Tech Evangelist, DPGA
- Guest: Ramesh Narayanan, CTO, MOSIP
- 📅 Date: Wednesday, January 22
- ⏰ Time: 11:00am EST / 16:00 GMT / 21:30 IST
Description
🕊️ FOSDEM is next week and the Digital Public Goods Alliance will have a stand in Building H. Before the big weekend, meet tech evangelist Bolaji Ayodeji from the Digital Public Goods Alliance and Ramesh Narayanan, CTO of Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP.
This 30 minute discussion is hosted by Mike Schwartz, founder of Gluu and BD of the Janssen Project.
When should open source product owners register their product as a DPG? What even is a DPG? What's the current state of the DPG ecosystem, and what advantages may thus ensue? These are some of the jumping off questions for the discussion.
Homework
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The Future of Public Infrastructure is Digital" by Bill Gates on Linkedin
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Reflections on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) by Hilda Barasa on Linkedin
Takeaways
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⚡ Top three reasons open source product owners should submit to the DPGA Registry: 1. Validation that your software is safe for governments to use from an IP and goverance standpoint; 2. Discoverability -- help governments find your project and benefit from the network of DPGA alliances; 3. Community -- connect with other product owners and open source enthusiasts (and even drink a beer with them at FOSDEM!)
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⚡ MOSIP helps countries issue foundational identity to citizens. This involves the collection of biometrics, checking that they are unique, storing the information in citizen registries, and issuing re-usable credentials--something people can hold in their hands and present for access to private and public sector services.
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⚡ DPGs can provide a check on the market when innovation falters and can protect governments from monopolist pricing for essential infrastructure.
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⚡ Software is not static--daily there are new "critical vulnerabilities" in the software supply chain that need to be patched. Just like you need to paint your bridge to prevent rust and decay, you need to patch your digital infrastructure. Can the DPGA catalyze a transparent ecosystem of sustainably funded Products, that governments can rely on to both patch the old and develop the new?