India was the world’s back office. Now it wants to build the products the world runs on. #Semiconductors. #AI. #Telecom. #Drones. #Deeptech Not just services. Not just consumption. Ownership. IP. Manufacturing. Platforms. A #product_nation mindset changes everything: → better jobs → stronger supply chains → global leverage → technological sovereignty The next Indian decade will be powered by #Indian products. @AshwiniVaishnaw Ji's interview with The Week captures this path very lucidly. theweek.in/theweek/cover/202…

Whether you’re running an IT services company, a financial institution, a manufacturing unit, or a startup, your business runs on digital infrastructure, and #cybersecurity is at the core of operations. At iSPIRT, SAKRAM is our proposed solution to comprehensively deal with cybersecurity threats. Over the coming weeks, we will be publishing a dedicated series of blogs (and videos) that unpack SAKRAM in depth: what it is, how it works, and how your organization can put it into practice. Read our first blog @ pn.ispirt.in/sakram-a-practi… @rinka_singh @gelchuri @sharads @KesavaReddy #cybersecurity #cyber_training #DigitalFuture #startups #productmanagement

The release of Claude Mythos has raised serious concerns in Delhi and in capitals across the world about what the model can do, who has access to it, and what it means for national infrastructure security.Bilateral engagement with Anthropic is natural and should be pursued, but it will not solve the problem. US technology companies are bound by US law regardless of foreign jurisdiction, as the ICC learned in 2025 when Microsoft blocked its Chief Prosecutor's email on US sanctions. Working at the level of model access may not help as the patching bottleneck affects every defender, with or without model access.If we cannot act at the level of the model, we must act at the level of the data ecosystem the model is being used against. India has already built the tools for this through DEPA. They turn out to be exactly what is needed for cyber defence at national scale. #DEPA indiatoday.in/amp/technology…

Financial ecosystems are rarely transformed overnight. Instead, they evolve through the steady alignment of technology, policy, and trust. Over the past year, the #OCEN has been moving quietly in this direction, acting as a #digitalbridge between credit-starved #MSMEs and a diverse pool of lenders. With a 468% surge in disbursement value, #OCEN is a testament not to the protocol alone, but to the readiness of the #IndianMSME to embrace digital, cash-flow-based credit. Read our complete report @ pn.ispirt.in/broadening-cred… @sharads @parikh_sagar @aaRBee16 @TheOfficialSBI @IDBI_Bank @lan_finance @sidbiofficial @AkhileshKamble_ @GetVantage_Co @121fs @OPLinnovate @Perfios @GeM_India @finarkein

Passionate about technology and innovation? Channel your enthusiasm into action by volunteering with iSPIRT aka @Product_Nation. Together, let’s build a stronger product nation. Interested? Learn more at volunteers.ispirt.in/

By volunteering with iSPIRT/ DEPA, you’ll be part of a movement shaping how data is shared, protected, and used for social good. Together, we can redefine digital trust. Apply volunteers.ispirt.in/

We’re looking for passionate volunteers to help spread awareness, build tools, and support communities in understanding their data rights. Your skills can make a difference! Join iSPIRT volunteering volunteers.ispirt.in/ #DEPA #DPIforAI #IndianAI #ProductNation

DEPA (Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture) is about giving people agency over their digital lives. We believe data should empower, not exploit. Join iSPIRT volunteering volunteers.ispirt.in/ #DEPA #DPIforAI #IndianAI #ProductNation

Data is power — and DEPA is here to ensure it’s used responsibly. Join iSPIRT in building a future where individuals control their own data. Apply @ volunteers.ispirt.in/ #DEPA #DPIforAI #IndianAI #ProductNation

Building Digital Public Infrastructure for AI is critical for India’s AI capability. Join us in this fascinating journey! Apply @ volunteers.ispirt.in/ #DEPA #DPIforAI #IndianAI #ProductNation

Ready to make a real impact? iSPIRT is looking for passionate volunteers for DEPA. Apply and be part of something bigger! volunteers.ispirt.in/

iSPIRT is co-hosting this session with Fairfax to explore what a DPI for AI could actually look like. What are the institutional arrangements that make AI adoption easy, trustworthy, and scalable, especially for the millions of MSMEs and government agencies that will determine whether AI diffuses broadly or stays concentrated in a few companies? The conversation brings together voices from Japan, Brazil, the United Nations, and MIT alongside Indian policymakers and builders. India is piloting cross-border data collaboration with France and Brazil through DEPA, exploring how private institutional data can power AI training without leaving its home. It is building open techno-legal standards that let technology enforce what regulation promises. For the first time, a DPI for AI is being co-built with the world. International pilots running in parallel with domestic architecture.

At the India AI Impact Summit this week, iSPIRT is bringing a clear thesis: we believe the answer to concentration is ecosystem infrastructure. Open, interoperable, sovereign by design. The same institutional imagination that produced India’s DPI ecosystem will define whether AI serves everyone or only a few. These ideas will find space across the summit this week. At the Fairfax Centre for Free Enterprise, in a session co-hosted by iSPIRT on what a DPI for AI could look like; At the RUSH Indo-French academic meetings at AIIMS, on child safety and frontier research in privacy preserving technologies; At IGPP; And in several bilateral and multilateral meetings where these frameworks are being discussed with partners from France, Brazil, Japan, and beyond. #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026 #IndiaAI #IndiaAIExpo #IndiaAISummit2026 #DPI

We welcome this bold move to fuel India’s indigenous tech capabilities to strengthen an innovation-led economy. With this step, we have solved one leg of the Techno-Industrial Policy Framework: Public Funding to encourage Private Innovation. To truly achieve innovation-led growth, we will need to supplement the RDI effort with Market Access for deep tech players to become a success. #RDI #innovation #investment #techpolicy #Growth

#Budget 2026 starts by acknowledging that India is facing “an external environment in which trade and multilateralism are imperilled and access to resources and supply chains are disrupted”. But the details aren’t in line with the idea. While several incremental steps have been taken, such as the integrated CIS platform, linking TreDS with GeM, manufacturing support to 7 strategic and frontier sectors, much more is left desired. Read our complete analysis here: pn.ispirt.in/a-budget-that-m…

We have been advocating for bold reform by the RBI. One of them was abrogation of the Softex form. RBI announced a Gazette Notification No. FEMA 23(R)/2026-RB dated 13 Jan 2026. This notification has taken some action but not a bold one. The Softex form is gone and is replaced by a single EDF form for Goods and Services. The other change is that it is not mandatory to get STPI certification. Your Bank can certify Software Exports from October 01, 2026. The Services that are not Software will also have to file the EDF from now with the Bank or Customs as the “specified authority”. We hope the Government of India will work with RBI to develop a connected Grid of all involved regulators in exports return filing to remove redundancy and better classification of services trade.   Read our complete analysis here: pn.ispirt.in/edf-relaces-sof… #RBI #PolicyHack #reform #exports #software #ProductNation

Calling aviation enthusiasts to join our Digital Sky volunteering to shape India’s drone ecosystem. Explore opportunities here: volunteers.ispirt.in Visit the Pushpaka page to know more about our Digital Sky initiative pushpaka.ispirt.in/ #Drones #PolicyAdvocacy #Aviation #Volunteering #ProductNation

The calendar year 2025 has been a transformative period for #OCEN, evolving from a digital protocol into a powerhouse for #financial_inclusion. During 2025, #OCEN successfully facilitated approximately 70,000 loans, resulting in over ₹1,600 Crore in disbursements. This journey is not just about the numbers; it is about proving that a digital-first, cash-flow-based approach can solve the long-standing #credit_gap for underserved #MSMEs with unparalleled efficiency. More at: pn.ispirt.in/ocen-2025/ @sharads @parikh_sagar @aaRBee16 @AkhileshKamble_ @GetVantage_Co @121fs @OPLinnovate @Perfios @sidbiofficial @GeM_India @finarkein

Volunteering Opportunity Alert ‼️ Our Pushpaka Room is looking for Volunteers to drive our Digital Sky Initiatives. We are looking for: A. Policy Advocacy Volunteer B. Hardware Volunteer If you are an aviation enthusiast and the ethos of #NoGreedNoGlory Volunteering to build for the Nation excites you, please check out our Open House Video and apply through the link. youtu.be/zLCnHI1eaiY?si=gs0K… volunteers.ispirt.in/