Beckn Newsletter Marchā24
Greetings, Collective! š
March has been eventful, and when we say eventful, we mean a full-blown, action-packed carnival of developments that cannot be missed! This month, we held the first-ever offline Beckn Community Meetup and announced tons of new projects that are set to amp up innovation and significantly support your journey to Build with Beckn.
We hope you had a chance to participate in the historical gathering at IIM Bangalore. If not, hereās a summary of all the highlights.
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š„ The first-ever Beckn Meetup held at IIMBš
Leaving the solo screens behind, nearly 300 members of our community came together to celebrate their Beckn journeys, spark new ideas and forge exciting collaborations at the first-ever Beckn Bengaluru Meetup on March 20 in collaboration withĀ NSRCELĀ at IIM Bangalore.
The day was filled with many milestones, including the launch ofĀ Beckn-ONIXĀ and various new projects in which you can participate!
You can choose from a list of projects here:Ā Contribution Form
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ā”Beckn-ONIX: For swift implementation of Beckn-enabled open networks
In an impressive demo on March 20,Ā Ravi Prakash demonstrated Beckn-ONIX or Beckn-Open-Network-In-A-Box, an open-source project that enables rapid deployment and configuration of Beckn-enabled networks through a virtual appliance.
With Beckn-ONIX, he set up a bare essential open network in 7 minutes on multiple nodes across four machines. Traditionally, this process would have taken weeks. You can watch the full demo hereš.
Here is your chance to create robust and reliable builds of Beckn-ONIX for real-world use.Ā Get started with Beckn-ONIX.
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šØA graphical adventure awaits with the upcoming Beckn Comic Book
One of the projects that we are so very excited about is the Beckn Comic Book!
This fantastical rendition of the Beckn World in print aims to explain the Protocolās core concepts and philosophies in an enjoyable and accessible way for a wider audience. We hope it will inspire more Beckn enthusiasts and lead to the generation of world-changing ideas!
You can help us determine the vibe, the adventures and the characters as part of this series by filling out this short survey. š
Survey Form
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MuLearn Hacker Team implements ONDC AI Chatbot for Pune hackathon, wins first prize
Congratulations to theĀ GTech MuLearnĀ team of hackers who grabbed the top spot at theĀ DPG Tech FusionĀ Hackathon in Pune. The teams worked on two projects: one of them was the MuLearn Open Network (based on Beckn) and the second one was an AI chatbot tailored for ONDC. The chatbot helps remote sellers/farmers add a catalogue to the network based on a simple voice-based instruction, such as, āI have a sack of rice to sellā.
The DPG Tech Fusion powered by theĀ Sunbird CommunityĀ is aimed at bringing together DPGs and DPI practitioners from diverse backgrounds. Our community championĀ Harsh ShahĀ introduced Beckn to the curious attendees and also guided the teams at the hackathon.
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Centre for Trustworthy Technology, World Economic Forum advocates for open networks
A recentĀ white paperĀ by theĀ Centre for Trustworthy Technology (C4TT), the World Economic Forum, explores the power of Open Transaction Networks (OTNs) or Open Networks to revolutionise the digital economy.
Many experts support this approach, as outlined in this brilliant paper co-authored byĀ Satwik Mishra,Ā Neeraj Jain, andĀ Rajeesh Menon.
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Beckn and Beyond: Thomson Skariah Thayil talks about business opportunities on open networks
The last episode of Beckn and Beyond featuredĀ Thomson Skariah,Ā the CEO ofĀ placeorder.com., who explored the limitless opportunities for innovation on Open Networks likeĀ ONDCĀ based on his hands-on experience of running the first B2B app on the network. š
Catch the complete episode hereš.
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This newsletter is a shared journey of Beckn enthusiasts. Your insights matter, and we encourage you to be an active part of shaping our future newsletters. Drop us your thoughts, suggestions, and preferences atĀ community@fide.org. āØ
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