Despite the government encouraging open source instead of proprietary technology for government applications, the true potential of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and digital platforms remains unrealized. Discuss. (Answer in 150 words)
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Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) denotes software that can be freely adopted and used to give services with underlying software framework.
Government Initiative to promote FOSS:
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Why true potential of FOSS and digital platforms unrealized?
Limited adoption of e-governance
Lesser innovation: Only 0.67% (2019) spent on R&D in India
Digital divide: only 37% rural India has internet - hampers growth of digital platform
Language barrier - lack of regional languages in digital platform reduce usability
Way Forward:
Accelerate e-Krama (digital public services) to citizens
Promote data governance to support FOSS Eg: National Data Governance Framework Policy
Ensure privacy and security of data Eg: Personal Data protection bill
Further, private industry can be incentivized to promote digital platform using FOSS taking lesson from UPI's success.
— Sattwik Satyakam Devta · AIR 100
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Sattwik Satyakam Devta
Government Policies and Interventions - Design, Implementation and Issues
Government Schemes and Policies
Digital Government Initiatives
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