eGov Foundation’s Post

How do ideas in open-source govtech travel across borders? A few days ago, our team had the privilege of addressing the Code4Dev Webinar, hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), this time in partnership with the Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure - CDPI. The audience? Nearly 300+ participants - a vibrant community of open-source govtech champions from governments, multilateral institutions, academia, and tech organisations across the Latin American & Caribbean region. With questions and comments pouring in, the energy in the room showed just how global the appetite for digital public infrastructure and digital public goods has become. For us, it was an opportunity to share the story of eGov and DIGIT: how locally-rooted, open, and adaptable DPI can transform service delivery at scale. And to do it with IDB — an institution we’ve been engaging as they deepen their investments in DPI/DPGs in the LAC region — made it even more meaningful. Huge kudos to Tahera Bharmal, Simrat Swani and Anumita Raj for carrying this conversation with clarity, passion, and stamina (presenting at 3 AM IST is no small feat!). Moments like these remind us why building open, collaborative infrastructure matters — because when ideas cross borders, impact multiplies.