DDC 2025

Digital Delhi Conclave VI
"Digital Public InfrastructureDigital Public Infrastructure"

21st Feb 2025
IIIT-Delhi



Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) has emerged as a transformative concept in modern governance, promising to make public services more accessible, efficient, and inclusive. Often described as "paperless, presenceless, cashless, and consent-based," DPI envisions a new era of governance rooted in seamless digital ecosystems.

India has positioned itself at the forefront of this conversation, setting benchmarks with the India Stack, a foundational layer of open and interoperable digital services. Aadhaar, the unique digital identity, has become the foundation for initiatives like UPI (Unified Payments Interface), DigiLocker, DigiYatra, and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, which seek to redefine access to payments, document management, travel, and healthcare.

DDC’ 25 delves into the critical questions surrounding DPI’s role in shaping a sustainable and equitable future.

  • » How does DPI address challenges like the digital divide, accessibility for marginalized groups, and data privacy?
  • » Can digital infrastructure fulfill its promise of inclusivity and transformation? Does the emphasis on digital governance risk overlooking other pressing developmental needs?

Through panel discussions and interactive sessions that brings together industry, government, academia and interested members of the general public, this event is a platform to evaluate the promises, challenges, and future trajectories of digital governance. Join us as we engage with these critical conversations, examining how DPI can be a force for equity, resilience, and sustainability.




Schedule



Time Event People Venue
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Registration and Breakfast Ground floor R&D, Faculty Lounge
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Inauguration A007, R&D Building
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Panel : Privacy - a Public Concern? Sambuddho, Associate Professor (CSE), IIIT-Delhi

Smriti Parsheera, Lawyer and Digital Policy Researcher

Amber Sinha, Independent Activist and Author of Networked Public
A007, R&D building
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch Faculty Lounge
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Panel : Looking back, looking ahead: Lessons for DPI of the future Kriti Mittal, Omidyar Network

Balaji Parthasarathy, Professor, International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

Shishir K. Jha, Professor, Ashank Desai Center for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay
A007, R&D Building
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Workshop - Challenges for inclusive DPI - gender Sharon Buteau, Executive Director at LEAD A007, R&D Building
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Prizes A007, R&D Building
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM High-Tea Faculty Lounge
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM Fireside Chat: Digitising GST - an inside view Mr. M V Vasudevan A007, R&D Building
6:30 PM Thank you note A007, R&D Building



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