Towards DPGI 2.0: A case for deep-tech public goods

'If data is the new oil, large scale high performance computing is the new oilfield'

As Prime Minister Nare­n­dra Modi is set to host the global community of leaders from within the G20 nations in New Delhi, a significant area of focus has been the discussion around digital public goods and related infrastr­ucture (DPGI). India’s success in scaling digital public goods at the population level to serve hundreds of millions of citi­zens through billions of online transactions has in recent times attracted the attention of global leaders from Japan to Germany.

Elaborating on this mission of digital inclusion in my recent book, Collective Spi­rit, Concrete Action, as elucidated by Prime Minister Modi during his