Session I: A Community-powered Digital Public Good
- Konstanze Lang
Within less than a decade the openIMIS Initiative has grown from a health insurance management software into a globally recognized Digital Public Good (DPG), enabling over 24 million people across 13 countries to access health and social protection services. Its success stems from prioritizing an open, inclusive community model involving developers, implementers, and global partners who collaboratively improve and adapt the software. The initiative's federated structure empowers local developers and companies to innovate and build sustainable business models, while strategic partnerships ensure alignment with global standards and interoperability. As it matures, openIMIS is exploring new models to continue to preserve, and grow, the value and uniqueness of contributions from its diverse, community-driven ecosystem.
The session introduced members of the community, their manifold ways of engaging with, and contributing to the community. It provided a chance to learn from them the value they have gained from engaging in the global initiative.
Session contributors
Facilitator: Dr. Sylvia Mwelu, openIMIS Knowledge Hub & Digital Health Technical Lead / Kenya Health Informatics Association (KeHIA)
Voices of the community & partners (video):
o Maxime Ngoe, Director General / Y-Note (developer), Cameroon
o Yolande M. Goswell, Systems and Project Manager / 2M Corp (developer), The Gambia
o Sunil Parajuli, Project Expert / Tinker Tech, Nepal
o Arthur Lebiedziński, IT Project Manager / SolDevelo, Poland
o Luis Frota, Program Manager, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Social Protection Department, Actuarial Services Uni / ILO, Switzerland
o Andrea Martin, Coordinator CORE-MIS powered by openIMIS & Consultant / World Bank, Mozambique
o Emma Monsalve, Senior Social Protrection Specialist /World Bank, Angola
o Syed Moazzim Hussain, Senior Technical Advisor Organisational Development / GIZ Bangladesh
o Carl Fourie, Deputy Director of Digital Services/ PATH
Voices of the community & partners (live questions)
o Kristin Chloe Pascual, Secretariat & Jai Ganesh Udayasankaran, Executive Director / Asian e-Health Information Network (AeHIN)
o Dragos Dobre, IT Systems Architect (Technical Expert) / Swiss TPH
o Wanza Dorcas Mwhathani, Digital Social Protection Expert, Global Alliances for Social Protection / GIZ, Germany
Voices of the Community
Video: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7270387614715723777
(a link to download the video will be shared in Jan 2025)
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