Teaching

This session is designed to help students critically engage with the concept of digital commons and its implications for entrepreneurship, inclusion, and sustainability. 

🎧 Pre-Class Engagement

Students begin by listening to my podcast episode featuring Amanda Kiessel, where she shares:

• How Good Market builds trust and transparency in decentralized ecosystems

• The role of digital commons in enabling inclusive entrepreneurship

• Lessons for policymakers and ecosystem builders in the Global South

📚 In-Class Activities

1. Conceptual Foundation
   We start with the article Digital Public Infrastructure for the Developing World from Stanford Social Innovation Review to unpack the DPI framework, especially in developing country contexts 

2. Global DPI Movement Discussion
   Students explore initiatives such as:

   • UN Digital Public Goods Alliance

   • Co-Develop’s 50-in-5 Campaign

   • Brazil’s Pix

   • UNICEF Venture Fund

3. Case Study Analysis
   We use the e-Samudaay Financial Times case study (under 1000 words, so good for in-class engagement) to explore how local digital commons based platforms support inclusive entrepreneurship 

4. Debate Activity
   Students are split into two groups to debate:

   • Digital Commons vs Centralized E-commerce

5. Debrief and Reflection
   We wrap up with a discussion on key insights, connecting the episode and readings to broader movements.

🌐 Broader Connections

This teaching module ties into several global and Indian initiatives:

• Open Transaction Networks

• Open Networks and Beckn Protocol

• India Stack

• Good Market