Panel - FOSS for social good
summary
Panel lists concrete wins and limits: worked with 1,000+ NGOs and finds 90% have no tech budget and 70% keep data in silos; rescued a 10,000‑member paper dataset after a flood by moving to digital forms; ran C4GT sprints that merged 60 PRs; recommends KoboToolbox works offline for field data, Glyphic WhatsApp two‑way for remote beneficiary contact, and ERPNext + Metabase for operations and visualization; warns proprietary setups cost 25–30 lakh vs sustainable hosting at $5–6/month and stresses maintenance, training, and community support.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00FOSS for social good intro
- 2:17Civil society challenges
- 9:38NGO barriers and tech
- 14:16Making FOSS relevant
- 20:17Proprietary vs FOSS impact
- 25:30GovTech and contributions
- 31:25FOSS tools in social sector
- 34:59Frontline workers adoption
- 39:40Real-world impact stories
- 43:30How to contribute
- 47:25Q&A
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