Team Builder Wins Groundbreaking Cross-Border Interoperability Challenge!
After three intensive days in Bengaluru, the 2025 Hackathon on Interoperability of Digital Public Infrastructure has concluded with remarkable success!

WINNER: Team Builder (Vishal Kriplani) for their comprehensive cross-continental data sharing platform
2nd Place: YourD (https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourd-ata/) – EU Global Visa Portal revolutionising travel verification
3rd Place: Team Brogrammers (Gouher Danish, Nazish Fraz, Aaqib Gouher) – Digital Product Passport for supply chain transparency

A Landmark Achievement in EU-India Digital Cooperation

This pioneering event, aligned with the EU-India Trade and Technology Council framework and EU Digital Partnerships with Japan, Korea, and Singapore, brought together 30+ participants from across the Indo-Pacific region to tackle one of today’s most complex digital challenges: seamless cross-border identity verification.

The Challenge

Create functional prototypes demonstrating how an EU citizen with a Digital Identity Wallet can securely access data from Indian organisations registered in MOSIP—and vice versa.

Exceptional Jury Expertise

Moderated by: Dr. Franck Le Gall – CEO EGM & ETSI TC DATA Vice Chair

Expert Jury:

Chandra Challagonda – CEO, FIWARE Foundation
Suna Akbayir – CEO, Beyond Barcode & Artech
Vasanth Rajaraman – VP Platform, IUDX, CDPG, IISc
Sivanand Lanka – VP Engineering, MOSIP

Technical Support Team:

Pierre Gronlier – CIO, Gaia-X
Thomas Bousselin – Backend Engineer, EGM
Aidar Nurmanov – Technical Support

Beyond our top 3, teams delivered groundbreaking solutions:

Code Hunter: Blockchain-based education credential verification
PAnDPI: Trust-first interoperability fabric for DPIs
Quantum Maverick: Cross-border customs clearance automation
Secontext: AI-powered DPI enhancement

Organisational Excellence

Co-organised by:

With support from:

Gaia-X & GLEIF
ENRICH GLOBAL
EGM

The hackathon formed Track 1 of India’s premier Data for Public Good Symposium 2025, showcasing solutions to government leaders, academia, and industry stakeholders focused on sustainable digital transformation.

Event Links:

INPACE: https://egcp.enrich-global.eu/communities/inpace/events/2025-hackathon-on-interoperability-of-digital-public-infrastructure
FIWARE: https://www.fiware.org/events/event-details/?id=202510-2025-hackathon-on-interoperability-of-digital-public-infrastructure
Data for Public Good: https://dataforpublicgood.org.in/symposium-2025/

What’s Next?

These innovative solutions represent the future of EU-Indo-Pacific digital cooperation, demonstrating practical pathways for secure, privacy-preserving cross-border digital identity systems.

The winning solutions showcase how collaborative innovation can transform policy frameworks into actionable technology—paving the way for seamless digital services across borders while preserving data sovereignty and citizen privacy.

Congratulations to all teams for their exceptional innovation in just three days!