Rashi Singhal, an Academic Fellow at NLSIU and co-author of the 'Rise of FOSS in India' report, dives deep into the evolution of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in India. She highlights FOSS's transformative effect on sectors like healthcare and education, emphasizing its benefits beyond cost savings, such as security and reliability. Rashi discusses the challenges of FOSS adoption, the need for policies like Open Source Program Offices, and strategies to enhance technical capacity, aiming to boost digital inclusion and self-reliance in India's tech landscape.
