Code for GovTech (C4GT)
C4GT is an ecosystem initiative to build an open-source community around Digital Public Goods (DPG), Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and tech building blocks with use cases in social impact.
Impact
C4GT has conducted two rounds of Dedicated Mentoring Program (DMP) since 2022 where selected students and working professionals get an opportunity to contribute to critical tech building blocks with the guidance of a dedicated mentor. They work closely with DPG builder and adopter organizations on real world problem statements that have a population scale social impact.
Here is a glimpse of the program from 2022 & 2023!
Introducing C4GT College Chapters
If you are excited to solve real world problems with your code, then C4GT is the community for you. We are launching C4GT Chapters in your college where each chapter will get an opportunity to work closely with select organizations and contribute to their products that are creating population scale impact!
Chapter Structure
Members
Chapter membership is open to all, with no specific eligibility criteria for joining. We welcome individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and skill sets to become valued members of the C4GT community. Whether you're a student or simply passionate about technology and social impact, you are encouraged to join the college Chapter. As a member, you will have the opportunity to contribute, learn, and collaborate with like-minded individuals who share a common goal of driving positive change through technology.
- Acknowledgement of your contribution to products via certificates, digital badges, DPG points and a lot more! Know more about the incentive framework
- Public recognition for outstanding work through offline industry events like DPG Dialogues
- Access to guidance from C4GT mentors and industry experts via offline, virtual and 1:1 sessions
- C4GT goodies that you can flaunt!
- Advantage while applying for the Dedicated Mentoring Program 2024
President
The President serves as the spearhead of the Chapter. In the first round, college Chapters were set up via the DMP alumni, therefore, it was limited to the colleges from which DMP contributors were selected. Based on their performance and their interest, the alum could take up the role of the Founding President of the C4GT Chapter in their college. This exception has been made only for the first year.
In the second round, we’ve opened up applications for the role of founding President for everyone. Anyone interested in setting up a Chapter can fill out the interest form to submit their application. The C4GT team will reach out to the candidates to take it further.
The tenure of the President will be for a year and once the term ends, a new President will be selected after a rigorous selection process. Apply here.
- Formation of a Core Team
- Oversee & lead the functioning of the Chapter
- Ensure weekly Chapter meet-ups and connects with organizations
- Ensure high quality contributions
- Conduct monthly workshops & submit monthly impact reports
- Networking opportunities with industry experts
- Access to exclusive events
- Eligible for recognition & awards
- Recognition certificate
- Curated goodies
Core Team
The Core Team will comprise of 5 members with a minimum of 3 members having a technical background / interest and the remaining members to have marketing / event coordination / outreach experience. The team should have a minimum of 2 women members. The President will form their Core Team and submit a justification proposal with details (past experience, resume etc) for each member to the C4GT team for review. The Core Team's term will last for a year.
- Collaborate with the President to manage the Chapter activities effectively
- Attend meetings and contribute to Chapter objectives and goals
- Help organize workshops and engage Chapter members
- Assist in creating and submitting monthly impact reports
- Networking opportunities with industry experts
- Access to exclusive events
- Eligible for exclusive recognition & awards
- Curated goodies
- Recognition certificate
Community Events
Chapter Engagements
Words from Our Community
Our Advisors
Shri Abhishek Singh (IAS)
President & CEO NeGD, MD & CEO - Digital India Corporation & CEO Karmayogi Bharat
Abhishek Singh is an officer of the 1995 batch of IAS and has worked with the central government to create policy for leveraging technology to improve Governance. He has been the guiding force behind running major population-scale projects such as Karamyogi, DIKSHA and DigiLocker.
Dr Pramod Varma
Chief Architect of Aadhaar, CTO - EkStep Foundation & Co-Founder - FIDE.org
Pramod played an integral role in building and scaling Aadhar to 1.2 billion people in a short span of 7 years. In addition, he has also helped architect various India Stack layers scale such as eSign, Digital Locker, and Unified Payment Interface (UPI).
Donald Lobo
Founder - Open Brackets Foundation & Executive Director - Chintu Gudiya Foundation
Donald has been actively working to empower NGOs and organisations to develop open-source software for the public good. His foundation's current focus is on transforming the way non profits use tech and data via the Project Tech4Dev, Avni and Glific initiatives.
Project Partners
