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Ep 56: The Problem With Digital Public Goods

Ep 56: The Problem With Digital Public Goods

Update: 2024-07-20
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Everyone is raving about India's digital public goods -- or its digital public infrastructure, aka DPI. But is the picture all rosy? What is the flip side of this technological achievement?


Welcome to Episode 56 of Everything is Everything, a weekly podcast hosted by Amit Varma and Ajay Shah.


In this episode, Ajay and Amit talk about how such a government monopoly cannot be a good thing. In the long run, suppressing competition will hurt us. Firstly, it empowers the state more than it should, and power corrupts. Secondly, it stifles competition, and thus, innovation.


For magnificent, detailed, juicy show notes, ⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Ep 56: The Problem With Digital Public Goods

Ep 56: The Problem With Digital Public Goods

Amit Varma and Ajay Shah