The Collective Chronicles: Goodbye 2024!
Season’s Greetings! 🌟
As we deck the halls and ring in the new year, ‘tis be the season to celebrate! Let’s take a moment to revel in the milestones crossed and the paths we’ve paved together these last 12 months.
2024 has been a year of firsts, with bold moves and creativity sparking innovation in everything from climate action and agriculture to local tourism. We’ve shown the world the potential, possibilities and opportunities with open networks.
Before the season’s festivities whisk us away, let’s close out this year with a couple updates from December, and look back on what made 2024 one for the books!
December’s deeds and deals:
🧳 Incredible India joins the OneTAC grid
🤖 Unified Krishi Interface (UKI) takes root in Nashik
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🔍 Latest Developments
🧳 Incredible India joins the OneTAC grid
At the OneTAC Roundtable in Bangalore on December 18th, the Indian Ministry of Tourism made a landmark announcement: Incredible India will join hands with the OneTAC grid! The partnership marks a major milestone for this Beckn-enabled, pan-India open network for travel, arts, and culture (TAC).
The OneTAC Roundtable brought together a vibrant community of practitioners and enablers from across the TAC ecosystem. Gracing the event was the Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism, Ms. Vidyavathi Vaidyanathan, who emphasized OneTAC’s potential to foster growth and empower local tourism.
Whether a local artisan, service provider or cultural curator, OneTAC invites India’s enterprising TAC sector to leverage the power of open networks and co-create experiences that transcend traditional tourism and champions our rich heritage.
🌐 To get involved or learn more, visit www.onetac.org
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🌾 Unified Krishi Interface (UKI) takes root in Nashik
On December 15th, the Unified Krishi Interface (UKI) completed its first-ever transaction during the launch of its beta trials in Nashik, a pivotal milestone for the Beckn-powered open agriculture network.
Built on the transformative power of open networks, UKI empowers farmers by enabling seamless access to essential agricultural products and services.
Inspired by global movements like Kenya’s Kuza One and the OpenAgriNet Alliance, this groundbreaking community-led workshop brought together over 60 farmer volunteer organizations representing over 5,00,000 farmers across India.
Agriculture has been a big focus for the community in 2024. Just as strong roots nourish a growing plant, UKI nurtures a robust and sustainable agricultural ecosystem for India. Earlier this year, the OpenAgriNet Alliance hosted its inaugural meet-up, bringing together 30 organizations from five continents.
We look forward to another year of innovation and collaboration, where we collaborate with farmers, strengthen local communities, and drive transformative change in agriculture through open networks.
🎞️ Flashback 2024
🎂 A Year of Bold Beginnings
2024 has been a defining year for open networks, with serious innovation and collaboration in energy, climate action and agriculture sectors, as well as digital consumer experiences. Here’s our top three milestones for the year—
💫 March: Beckn-ONIX debuted as an open-source innovation that enables the rapid deployment of Beckn-enabled networks in mere minutes. Check out the demo here.
💫 October:At its first-ever flagship event in Bengaluru, Beckn Node Zero 2024 rallied together global sustainability stakeholders building climate action solutions.
💫 Year-End: Beckn Xplor set new benchmarks for seamless digital consumer journeys, ending the year with a much-awaited masterclass. Watch the Beckn Xplor movie here.
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🔥 2025, it’s time to go live!
Before we bid adieu to 2024, here’s a toast to YOU, our extraordinary community of doers, dreamers and disruptors! You’ve made this year an unforgettable experience, and we’re thrilled to journey with you on to the next leg of our adventure.
Here’s to another year of breaking barriers, rewriting playbooks, and building an even better future. See you in January—brighter, bigger and bolder than ever!
Happy Holidays! 🌟
