Thread by @rohini_mohan, Central Information Commission issues show-cause notice to Min of Elec & Infotech, [...]

Central Information Commission issues show-cause notice to Min of Elec & Infotech, NIC, asking why they don't have info about who created #AarogyaSetu & how, when it's a http://gov.in website. CIC called it "extremely preposterous"
https://www.livelaw.in/amp/top-stories/breaking-ministry-of-electronic-nic-and-negd-have-no-information-about-who-and-how-created-arogya-sethu-app-cic-summons-cpios-165086?

[Breaking] Ministry Of Electronics, NIC And NeGD Have No Information About Who And How Created...

The CPIO could not explain how it is possible that the App was created and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has no clue about its origin.

http://gov.in

PIOs in the ministry of Elec & Infotech don't know who developed #AarogyaSetu and how. Meanwhile... Former CTO of Goibibo says he helped build the Covid tracking app.
1/n https://yourstory.com/2020/07/techie-tuesday-vikalp-sahni-goibibo-aarogya-setu

[Techie Tuesday] Vikalp Sahni's journey: from GoIbibo’s core tech to Aarogya Setu

In this week’s Techie Tuesday, we feature Vikalp Sahni, the former CTO of travel aggregator GoIbibo. The man who built the core tech of GoIbibo recently also volunteered to kit out the Aarogya Setu...

https://yourstory.com/2020/07/techie-tuesday-vikalp-sahni-goibibo-aarogya-setu

Also Deep Kalra, CEO of MakeMyTrip, was "pleased to share" that the company was involved in the development of India’s contact tracing app, #AarogyaSetu during the earnings call for Q4FY20. https://www.medianama.com/2020/06/223-makemytrip-aarogya-setu/

MakeMyTrip finally goes public with its involvement in Aarogya Setu

CEO of MakeMyTrip Deep Kalra finally acknowledged the involvement of the company, not individual developers in their personal capacities, in the development of India's contact tracing app, Aarogya...

https://www.medianama.com/2020/06/223-makemytrip-aarogya-setu/

Tech, health & transparency activists have long asked who built #AarogyaSetu coz Indians need to know who's accountable if it fails/harms, who gets data, who will maintain #privacy, who has govt's ear. @medianama found evidence for 33 contributors! https://www.medianama.com/2020/05/223-aarogya-setu-contributors/

Who made Aarogya Setu? A list

Aarogya Setu’s developers have made the entire list of contributors public on GitHub, along with source code of the Android version of the app. It includes government and industry/academia “leaders…

https://www.medianama.com/2020/05/223-aarogya-setu-contributors/

The CIC's response comes in response to RTIs filed by journalist and transparency activist @OfficialSauravD.

A few days ago, MakeMyTrip's Kalra reiterated that 30 of its people worked "18 hours a day" to build #AarogyaSetu. “There was a lot collaboration, we had other companies like 1mg participating, volunteers & lot of govt help, it was a classic PPP project" https://www.medianama.com/2020/10/223-deep-kalra-competition-monopoly/

CCI needs to be more active on tech side, need better laws to check monopolies: Deep Kalra

The Competition Commission of India perhaps needs to be more active in technology and take measures to prevent monopolies, MakeMyTrip’s Deep Kalra said on Wednesday. Kalra was replying to que…

https://www.medianama.com/2020/10/223-deep-kalra-competition-monopoly/

Also Indihood founder Lalitesh Katragadda is among the volunteers who made #AarogyaSetu. This word "volunteers", many tech and transparency activists have said, is a route to erasing chains of accountability. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/arogya-setu-app-now-mandatory-for-central-govt-employees-6384664/

Aarogya Setu app now mandatory for central govt employees

Those working in the Central government including officers and outsourced staff will have to review their status on the app before they start for office and come to work only when if it reflects...

https://indianexpress.com/article/india/arogya-setu-app-now-mandatory-for-central-govt-employees-6384664/

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