e-Governance software development process in the country faces many challenges such as vendor lock-in, development work in silos, duplication of software, extended development cycles etc. The software
code is not maintained as a valuable asset. MeitY introduced the Policy on Collaborative Application Development by Opening the Source Code of Government Applications designed with the objective of promoting reuse, standardization, innovation,
quality improvement and cost savings through collaboration and avoidance of duplication. MeitY has also developed Open Forge, which provides a platform for maintaining code repositories and version control for government source code.
As with digital technologies opening up systems of information, open governance can support a more responsive, transparent process in government, as well as reduce costs and increase effectiveness which requires a clear framework
for access and data integrity. Public access to data is the default in this model. Government-civic & Developer collaboration on open source, open data and open government efforts through social media, crowdsourcing and other two-way information
flows is potentially powerful and must do in today's digital age.
To build the required skills and knowledge at centre & state level, we have initiated online training programmes on Open Source in supported by GitHub as our Knowledge Partner.
Welcome Address
Mr. Vinay Thakur
COO, National e-Governance Division, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY)
Open Source & Interconnected Community
Ms. Erica Brescia
Chief Operating Officer, GitHub
Use of Open Source in Government
Mr. Abhishek Singh
President & CEO National e-Governance Division (NeGD), MD & CEO Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY)
Keynote Address
Mr. Ajay Sawhney
Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY)
Open Forge & Domestic Best Practices (COWIN, Digi locker, Education)- Open forge: Usage and Benefits Impact of using open source for Government Projects.
Mr. Debabrata Nayak
Director, National e-Governance Division (NeGD)
Mr. Martin Woodward
Senior Director of Developer Relations, GitHub
Q&A interaction with Experts
NeGD/ Centre /State Government speakers & International project maintainers
Mr. MV Karan
Sr. Developer Relations Manager, GitHub
Open Forge features demo led best practices
Mr. Ajoy Agarwal
Consultant, Open Forge, National e-Governance Division (NeGD)
Q& A/ Feedback, Closing Remarks, Vote of thanks
Mr. Vinay Thakur COO, National e-Governance Division, Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India
Mr. Debabrata Nayak Director, National e-Governance Division , Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India
Mr. Dhiraj Gyani, Director, GitHub
Mr. Alok Goel Sr GM- CB & HR National e-Governance Division
Ms. Ruchee Arora Consultant- CB, National e-Governance Division
Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India
CEO MyGov; President & CEO National e-Governance Division (NeGD); MD & CEO Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India
COO, National e-Governance Division, Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India
Chief Operating Officer, GitHub
Director, National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India
Senior Director of Developer Relations, GitHub
Consultant, Open Forge, National e-Governance Division (NeGD)
Sr. Developer Relations Manager, GitHub
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