Govt of India kicks off ‘innovative’ challenge to build local Zoom-rival, here’s how you can participate

The Government of India wants Indians to build the country’s own video conferencing platform, something that will take on the likes of the controversy-ridden Zoom, and also more high-profile solutions like Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. Not only will this help promote local expertise, it will also possibly ensure greater transparency when it comes to privacy and data handling.

As opposed to giving some x, y, or z company a contract to chalk out and build a home-grown video conferencing platform, the Government of India is offering a level playing field for all developers through a first-of-its-kind ‘innovation’ challenge under the Digital India initiative.