{"id":719,"date":"2026-08-07T08:21:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iimb.ac.in\/cdpg\/digest\/?p=719"},"modified":"2026-08-07T08:23:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:23:59","slug":"strengthening-oncm-strategic-domain-collaboration-iifm-bhopal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iimb.ac.in\/cdpg\/digest\/strengthening-oncm-strategic-domain-collaboration-iifm-bhopal\/","title":{"rendered":"IIMB CDPG Strengthening ONCM Through Strategic and Domain Collaboration with IIFM Bhopal- (9th July, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"719\" class=\"elementor elementor-719\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb4552b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb4552b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7729c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7729c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the Open Network for Carbon Markets (ONCM) advances towards pilot implementation, the Center for Digital Public Goods (CDPG), IIM Bangalore, engaged with the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal, to discuss key strategic, policy, and market design considerations shaping the initiative. Discussions with Prof. Anvita Pandey explored critical market mechanism choices and architectural decisions for ONCM, reinforcing the importance of grounding digital innovation in domain expertise and practical realities.<\/p><p>The team also met Dr. K. Ravichandran, Director of IIFM, whose extensive experience in forestry, policy, and carbon markets provided valuable perspectives on India&#8217;s evolving compliance and cross-border carbon market landscape. These deliberations helped refine the strategic roadmap for the ONCM pilot.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-722 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iimb.ac.in\/cdpg\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-02-at-10.08.49-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iimb.ac.in\/cdpg\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-02-at-10.08.49-PM.jpeg 1500w, https:\/\/www.iimb.ac.in\/cdpg\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-02-at-10.08.49-PM-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.iimb.ac.in\/cdpg\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-02-at-10.08.49-PM-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iimb.ac.in\/cdpg\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-02-at-10.08.49-PM-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p><p>With IIFM as a domain partner for 4 ONCM, the collaboration reflects the project&#8217;s commitment to co-designing digital public infrastructure through interdisciplinary expertise and institutional partnerships. 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