Building and Managing Population-Scale Digital Public Infrastructure Safely - Shailendra Thakur

This talk focuses on the complexities of designing and operating digital public infrastructure at a population scale, emphasizing that technical scalability is only one aspect of the challenge. The speaker explores various architectural and operational factors required to ensure these systems are built and managed with considerations of sovereignty, security, and supply chain integrity. Topics include the potential of architectures to foster open innovation and co-creation while maintaining a secure environment, the significance of open-source-driven frameworks, and the importance of safeguarding privacy and trust for diverse user groups. Participants will gain insights into designing collaborative ecosystems, addressing key sovereignty issues, and implementing effective privacy and security measures in large-scale digital systems.