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SBI and iSPIRT discuss future of banking in India

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iSPIRT and SBI had a 4-hour meeting on the future of banking. 30+ seniormost officers of SBI – including all the MDs, DMDs, CGMs, and GMs – participated. Two SBI Board members were also present. Nandan Nilekani chaired the session from iSPIRT side. The first session was about understanding the technology trends that are shaping banking. There was special focus on understanding...

Era of Open APIs

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APIs are important public goods that must be done right. They must not be held captive to commercial interests. This is why iSPIRT is helping Government in this area. iSPIRT’s work is inspired by Open Source movement and IETF methods. It fits with our charter of creating public goods without public money. Our Open API effort is based on some core principles: – Like IETF, iSPIRT is not...