Design is not a solo activity, it’s a team sport… you have to deeply listen and care for your partners, users, opponents, and colleagues and understand their true needs, fears, and preferences. – Dr. Pramod Varma
Dr. Pramod Varma, the former Chief Architect of Aadhaar, UPI, and India Stack, shares his insight on the significance of design in digital public infrastructure and the role it plays in driving inclusive and equitable economic growth.
Table of Contents
- Significance of Dr. Varma’s contributions
- Role of design in large-scale projects
- Designing for the future
- Collaboration and empathy in design
- Design as an iterative process
- Impact of AI in design
- Designing for adaptability
- Incentivizing the ecosystem
- Universality of UPI’s design
- Role of Beckn Protocol
- Economic growth through digital public infrastructure
- Designing for diversity
Significance of Dr. Varma’s contributions
Dr. Pramod Varma has been instrumental in shaping India’s digital identity and infrastructure.
His work includes the architecture of Aadhaar, UPI, and India Stack.
Currently, he is focusing on the development of digital public infrastructure in the education and skilling sectors using open-source digital building blocks.
Role of design in large-scale projects
Design is a critical component in the success of large-scale projects like Aadhaar and UPI.
Designing for scale and diversity necessitates principles of minimalism, universalization, and plurality.
The design needs to cater to a diverse demographic, including different socio-economic, linguistic, and cultural groups.
