Open Digital Ecosystems (ODEs)

Open Digital Ecosystems or ODEs are the public infrastructure that we need for an increasingly digital world. We define them as “open and secure digital platforms that enable a community of actors to unlock transformative solutions for society, based on a robust governance framework.”

ODEs enable interoperability between siloed systems so that innovators can build solutions on top, by leveraging open source software, open data, open standards, open licenses, and open APIs.

We believe the ‘non-tech’ layers of ODEs – governance, and community, play a critical role in determining both benefits and potential harms.

Our vision is to support bold entrepreneurs both within the government and non-government practitioners, to grow the movement to maximise benefits and minimise harms based on a set of guiding principles to create such ODEs.

At Omidyar Network India we believe Open Digital Ecosystems (ODEs) have the potential to be the new frontier of ‘GoodTech’. The initiative on ODEs is cross-cutting across the six core initiatives of Omidyar Network India, and also complements our global efforts to support Beneficial Technology, including Digital Public Infrastructure.