Round Table on Open Data Ecosystem in India

A roundtable discussion on the “Open Data Ecosystem in India” was held on January 5, 2023, from 2:15 PM to 3:30 PM at the AC 8 Boardroom, ISB Hyderabad Campus. The event was powered by the India Data Portal and aimed to bridge the gap between research and practice in public policy dialogues.

Moderator:

• Prof. Ashwini Chhatre - Executive Director, BIPP-ISB

Panelists: The panel featured a diverse group of experts from academia, policy, and practice, including:

• Dr. Avik Sarkar - Visiting Faculty, IIDS-ISB
• Mr. Aakash Guglani - Senior Policy Associate, Digital India Foundation
• Mr. Arun Jadhav - Manager, Digital Development, CABI
• Mr. John Samuel Raja Duraipandy - Co-founder, How India Lives
• Mr. Nikhil Pahwa - Founder, MediaNama
• Mr. Naveen Francis - Founding Member, OpenDataKerala
• Mr. Pratap Vardhan - Founder, StatsofIndia
• Ms. Rwitwika Bhattacharya - CEO, Swaniti Initiative
• Mr. Rakesh Dubbudu - Founder, Factly
• Mr. Srinivasan Ramani - Deputy National Editor, The Hindu
• Mr. Shreevyas - Project Director, Centre for e-Governance, DPAR, Govt. of Karnataka
• Mr. Tariq Musthafa - Associate (Investment), Omidyar Network
• Mr. Varun Sen Bahal - Manager-Public Policy, NASSCOM
• Ms. Vrunda Bansode - Partner, Sattva Consulting