ONDC launches 'Build for Bharat' initiative to tackle challenges in digital commerce space

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New Delhi [India], December 4 (ANI): The Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), in collaboration with Google Cloud India, Antler in India, Paytm, Protean and Startup India, announced an initiative called Build for Bharat...

The initiative aims to tackle diverse challenges in digital commerce, promoting industry innovation to develop practical solutions in this space...

Build for Bharat intends to tap into Indias technological and entrepreneurial potential with an expected participation of 200K+ participants representing startups, companies and colleges...

T Koshy, MD and CEO at ONDC, said, We are excited to organize this nationwide initiative focused on building innovative solutions for Indias rapidly growing digital commerce ecosystem..

The Build for Bharat initiative provides a platform to develop scalable solutions that can transform the digital ecosystem on a large scale..

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