India's first Open Source GovTech mentoring programme for engineering students launched

dia’s first Open source Gov-Tech mentoring program for engineering students called ‘Code for GovTech’ (C4GT) was launched by governance consulting firm, Samagra.

Mission-driven governance consulting firm, Samagra, on Thursday, announced the launch of India’s first Open source Gov-Tech mentoring program for engineering students called ‘Code for GovTech’ (C4GT). This experiential summer coding program will run from mid-May to August.

Engineering students from across India can apply to the programme for an opportunity to work on governance problems with mentorship from pioneers of Indian GovTech. The program is being organised by Samagra and supported by Omidyar Network India.

Code for GovTech will provide contributors with an opportunity to interact and learn from leading GovTech practitioners, within and outside the government. They will also receive hands-on 1:1 mentoring by pioneers in the ecosystem; eg: EkStep, Tekdi, NavaDhiti, etc.

This is an opportunity for students to contribute to actively evolving Digital Public Goods that impact millions and a chance to start a high-impact career in prominent GovTech companies.

Digital Public Goods are open-source - software, data, AI models, standards, and content. These goods adhere to privacy, other applicable laws, and best practices that do no harm to design and help attain Sustainable Development Goals.