In the rapidly evolving landscape of the AI economy, the choices made today will reverberate for generations. As custodians of India’s future, we must recognize the urgency of embracing AI …
Introducing OCEN 4.0: Transforming MSME Lending 🚀🚀
We’re thrilled to unveil OCEN 4.0, the latest advancement in our Open Credit Enablement Network protocol, revolutionizing cash flow-based MSME lending. 🌟 OCEN 4.0 represents a significant leap forward from our …
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Ready for India’s AI ambitions: We are now one step closer to having a modern regulation for and of AI
The passage of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 (DPDP) by the Lok Sabha is significant in more ways than one. The Bill aims to enforce and promote lawful …
Balloon Volunteering #7: Doubling Down on Building India’s Product Nation”
iSPIRT turned 10 in February this year. We are about rewriting the script of the nation. The past year indicates that some of this has happened with India Stack. The …
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OCEN receives Digidhan 2021-22 award for Special Contribution to promotion of Digital Payments
We are thrilled to announce that Open Credit Enablement Network (OCEN) has been conferred with the prestigious Digidhan 2021-22 award for their Special contribution to the promotion of Digital Payments. …
Volunteer Hero: Amit Ranjan
“That will never work!” To iSPIRT volunteers, those four words are a rallying cry. Words that make us intrepid souls smile with a quiet confidence and inspire an iron will …
iSPIRT’s response to Union Budget 2023
Budget 2023 – Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) the ‘Mantra’ for New India iSPIRT Foundation, a technology think-and-do tank, believes that India’s hard problems can be solved only by leveraging public …
RBI Rationalized Reporting Process for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
iSPIRT is pursuing the Stay-in-India Checklist 2.0 with Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Government of India, targeted to bring Ease of Doing Business for start-ups. Our efforts …
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WANI 3.0: Unleashing Business Innovation and Open Wireless Network Growth for Universal Connectivity
PM-WANI has allowed sachetised access to WiFi connectivity. However, the true vision of WANI standard, where small business owners can participate as network service providers resulting in fast network growth, …
A New Chapter for Sahamati
Can public-tech usher in cash-flow lending at scale for small businesses? We will soon find out. Early pilots of the Open Credit Enablement Network (OCEN) have gone well. But they …
ONDC – Is it the next game changer for Digital India?
If you have not come across ONDC – Open Network for Digital Commerce, its time you know about it and this post is to help better understand what problem it …
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Balloon Volunteers – Sixth Session
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” ~ Mahatma Gandhi This is one of the core values that we cherish at iSPIRT. We …
PM-WANI: Business models
India, a large country with a lot of geographical and economic diversity, faces interesting challenges with last-mile connectivity for internet users. PM-WANI programme provides a powerful technical and policy framework …
38% of India’s Unicorns Are Not “Indian”
India currently has 90 unicorns – startup companies that are valued at over $1b – and will likely soon have 100 unicorns, becoming the third such country after the USA …
NavIC Grand Challenge Launched by Shri Piyush Goyal, Union minister on 17th May 2022
At the Fourth National Startup Advisory Council Meet held on 17.05.2022 under Hon’ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, and Textiles Shri Piyush Goyal, the …