The world can learn from India’s digital public infra experience
1 year, 10 months ago

The world can learn from India’s digital public infra experience

Hindustan Times  

Last week, the Digital Economy Working Group of G20 met for the first time under India’s presidency. We draw from a recent study of three state-level digital ecosystems for the delivery of social protection and observe the following learnings for India to take to a global stage: First, well-defined data privacy and security laws are critical to the success of digital systems. Furthermore, any design features that impede access to digital systems risk alienating citizens and causing their exclusion from critical social protection schemes. In this context, enabling access to digital public service delivery platforms through mobile phones and complementing such access with offline infrastructure will make these systems more inclusive. Ultimately, in India and abroad, such systems can be designed to create a better service delivery experience for the citizen by suppressing the risks accompanying the transition to digital systems.

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Rollout of Data Rules set for mid-2025: IT Minister
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2 days, 17 hours ago

Rollout of Data Rules set for mid-2025: IT Minister

The Hindu  

The government is aiming to notify and begin implementing the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 — currently in a draft state — by the middle of this year, Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said. “I don’t see too many amendments coming in the final notification beyond some tweaks.” While large firms are prepared to comply …

We should deal with technological transformations with utmost care
2 weeks, 4 days ago

We should deal with technological transformations with utmost care

Live Mint  

Without a doubt, the biggest disappointment of 2024 has to be the fact that India’s data protection law is still not in force despite having managed to get through both houses of Parliament in record time in 2023. On the other hand, what is most gratifying is the pace at which India’s digital public infrastructure approach gained acceptance around the …

Nations must control data to tell their stories their own way
3 weeks ago

Nations must control data to tell their stories their own way

Hindustan Times  

It all begins with a simple question: who gets to decide how a country’s stories, culture, and information are handled online? Digital sovereignty means a nation has the infrastructure and power to keep its own data home, manage its own digital affairs, and ensure what its citizens sees online is not controlled by distant companies and foreign governments. When countries …

Privacy as priority: India can’t afford any further delay in notifying data protection rules
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Privacy as priority: India can’t afford any further delay in notifying data protection rules

Live Mint  

A few days ago, Signzy, a popular Know Your Customer verification service used by India’s top banks and fintech firms, was affected by a cyber attack that may have exposed the sensitive personal information of millions. India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act was passed six years after the Right to Privacy verdict in 2017. The Digital India Act, touted as …

The digital frontier of inequality
3 weeks, 5 days ago

The digital frontier of inequality

The Hindu  

India stands at a pivotal moment in its digital revolution, underpinned by an internationally recognised model of digital public infrastructure. In response, the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, recently launched ‘Ab Koi Bahana Nahi ’, a national campaign aligned with the global ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’. Already constrained by societal norms, many …

Digital public infrastructure could help the world fight climate change
1 month ago

Digital public infrastructure could help the world fight climate change

Live Mint  

When you spend so much of your time working on India’s digital public infrastructure, it is easy to overlook all the other countries that are building population-scale infrastructure. Of particular interest to me was Brazil’s rural environmental registry, a national digital infrastructure initiative that has been designed to promote sustainable land use and encourage environmental preservation. With more and more …

India’s digital public infrastructure: A catalyst for innovation and competition
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India’s digital public infrastructure: A catalyst for innovation and competition

Live Mint  

Some scholars and practitioners have argued that digital public infrastructure could lead to monopolization and stifle private innovation by creating large government-controlled platforms that overshadow private players. In India, DPI initiatives like UPI and Aadhaar are examples of the state taking a lead in technological development, enabling private-sector growth and innovation. This is precisely what DPI is designed to do—broaden …

Cyber-Secure India: A Collective Effort to Protect Citizens from Digital Crimes
2 months ago

Cyber-Secure India: A Collective Effort to Protect Citizens from Digital Crimes

Hindustan Times  

Cybersecurity is a top priority for the Indian government, with the country witnessing a surge in digital connectivity and a corresponding rise in cybercrimes. However, authorities have been proactive in safeguarding citizens from these threats, disconnecting fraudulent mobile connections and blocking over ₹2,400 crore in suspicious transactions. The government has also launched an indigenously developed International Incoming Spoofed Calls Prevention …

Digital Infrastructure: The Secret Weapon for India's Economic Ascent
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Digital Infrastructure: The Secret Weapon for India's Economic Ascent

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasizes the crucial role of digital infrastructure in propelling India's economic growth. She highlights the widespread adoption of digital infrastructure by the Indian people, which has facilitated access to essential services and empowered millions to benefit from various opportunities. The Minister emphasizes the transformative impact of the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), which has democratized access to …

Transforming India's Economy: The Power of Digital Public Infrastructure
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Transforming India's Economy: The Power of Digital Public Infrastructure

Live Mint  

The article highlights the importance of digitalization in transforming India's economy. It emphasizes the role of open platforms and collaboration between the public and private sectors in building a robust digital infrastructure. The government's initiatives, such as the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), demonstrate the government's commitment to fostering a digital economy.

Synergising DPI and digital commons
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Synergising DPI and digital commons

Hindustan Times  

India’s G20 presidency has made digital public infrastructure a central offering, showcasing the country’s beneficial experience of technology and digitalisation and its relevance to countries of various income levels. Given the immense potential of DPIs, digital commons and digital public goods, especially in the context of advancing SDGs, there is a pressing need to align these diverse perspectives, experiences and …

​Shock-proof state: On an outage and a democratic digital infrastructure
5 months, 2 weeks ago

​Shock-proof state: On an outage and a democratic digital infrastructure

The Hindu  

A bright light fell on the extent of the world’s dependence on information technologies when on July 19, supermarkets, banks, hospitals, airports, and many other services in between suffered a simultaneous blackout after a common software solution they used glitched. This requires a ‘Digital India’ push that is cognisant of software solutions’ relationship with digital privacy and data sovereignty, layered …

How cloud computing is shaping the digital landscape
7 months, 2 weeks ago

How cloud computing is shaping the digital landscape

Hindustan Times  

Cloud computing is speedily altering the digital sphere in India, extending exceptional prospects for companies and individuals alike. As India strives to develop into a $1 trillion digital economy by 2026, cloud computing has the ability to change the Indian economy technologically and make it more flexible and comprehensive. With businesses realising the power of data analytics, Internet of Things, …

Setting the rules in disputes over apps
10 months ago

Setting the rules in disputes over apps

Hindustan Times  

Last week, Google delisted the apps of 10 Indian businesses from its proprietary app store. This incident, which saw some apps relisted after mediated discussions, highlights the need for a thoughtful resolution of business disputes in the digital economy, increasingly contested on the notion of “fairness”. The margins-led fight between apps and their distributors has many analogues, such as telecom …

Pandemic to Prosperity: Finance Ministry's Report Says India's Digital Infra Empowers Citizens, Fuels Growth
11 months, 1 week ago

Pandemic to Prosperity: Finance Ministry's Report Says India's Digital Infra Empowers Citizens, Fuels Growth

News 18  

The Ministry of Finance’s recently released report, ‘The Indian Economy – A Review’, has lauded India’s digital transformation, highlighting the success of the Digital Public Infrastructure and its significant role in delivering services with a citizen-centric focus. The report noted that as the pandemic disrupted economic activities, the government responded swiftly, leveraging the strength of digital public infrastructure, commonly known …

Review: The Third Way by Rahul Matthan
1 year ago

Review: The Third Way by Rahul Matthan

Hindustan Times  

The history of modern of technology begins in the West. But there is another way, argues technology lawyer Rahul Matthan in his new book titled The Third Way – India’s Revolutionary Approach to Data Governance. Matthan’s third way refers to the development and adoption of the so-called the India Stack – a combination of platforms and protocols that make up …

Digital India Act unlikely to be in place before next Lok Sabha polls, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar
1 year, 1 month ago

Digital India Act unlikely to be in place before next Lok Sabha polls, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Firstpost  

The proposed Digital India Act will focus on making the internet open with rules to check on dominance of certain players, focus on online safety and user harm with age-gating by regulating addictive technology, discretionary moderation of fake news on social media, and regulate technologies The Centre may not be able to put in place the Digital India Act, which …

Public digital infrastructure must bridge every digital divide
1 year, 1 month ago

Public digital infrastructure must bridge every digital divide

Live Mint  

Among the concerns often raised in connection with the proliferation of digital public infrastructure is the worry that nations that are reliant on digital systems for the delivery of public services will end up excluding those incapable of accessing these digital solutions from the benefits these systems were built to offer. What this means is that, even today, large segments …

A Norwegian perspective of India’s digital journey
1 year, 1 month ago

A Norwegian perspective of India’s digital journey

The Hindu  

‘Leaving no one behind’. As the Norwegian Minister of International Development, I am impressed by the development benefits of the use of digital public goods. During India’s G-20 presidency this year, the world saw that digital public goods are part of the international development architecture of the future. Digital South-South cooperation Work on digital public goods provides a great example …

Women accelerating India's digital transformation as IT player employs more female than male
1 year, 2 months ago

Women accelerating India's digital transformation as IT player employs more female than male

India TV News  

The impact of the pandemic on the acceleration of digital transformation is visible. As the government continues its work to create a modern digital infrastructure to ensure benefits of the digital revolution reach everyone, it had August this year approved the extension of the Digital India programme with an outlay of Rs 14,903 crore to boost digital initiatives. Recently, Mumbai-based …

Classifying intermediaries in the upcoming DIA
1 year, 2 months ago

Classifying intermediaries in the upcoming DIA

Hindustan Times  

The enactment of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act of 2023 reflects a concerted effort to establish an Open, Safe, Trusted, and Accountable internet ecosystem. With the data protection regime nearly finalised all eyes are on the Digital India Bill to achieve the objectives of Open, Safe, Trusted and Accountable online space. As the Government works towards this transition from …

How the Digital India Act will shape the future of the country’s cyber landscape
1 year, 3 months ago

How the Digital India Act will shape the future of the country’s cyber landscape

The Hindu  

October 09, 2023 08:30 am | Updated 08:30 am IST Nations worldwide are grappling with the need to update their legal frameworks to adapt to the evolving digital landscape. The recent announcement of the Digital India Act 2023 represents a significant step towards establishing a future-ready legal framework for the country’s burgeoning digital ecosystem. The primary motivation behind the DIA …

Digital infrastructure is aiding women too unevenly
1 year, 3 months ago

Digital infrastructure is aiding women too unevenly

Live Mint  

With the successful landing of Chandrayaan 3 on the moon and the G20 Summit, India is on a roll. The services sector accounts for the largest share in total urban employment, and it could surely leverage the use of mobile phones linked to the internet to boost labour participation among women. Using recently released data from the National Sample Survey, …

India signs MOUs on digital transformation with Sierra Leone, Armenia, Antigua
1 year, 3 months ago

India signs MOUs on digital transformation with Sierra Leone, Armenia, Antigua

Firstpost  

Both G2G and B2B bilateral Cooperation in the field of Digital Public Infrastructure are expected to be enhanced. The activities contemplated in these MoUs would be financed through their administration’s regular operating allocations India on Wednesday signed Memorandum of Understanding with Sierra Leone, Antigua & Barbuda and Armenia regarding the sharing of successful digital solutions implemented at population scale for …

G20: ‘India has done in 6 years what would take 50’: World Bank lauds India’s digital public infrastructure
1 year, 4 months ago

G20: ‘India has done in 6 years what would take 50’: World Bank lauds India’s digital public infrastructure

Firstpost  

India has developed some of the finest digital public goods infrastructure which could change lives the world over. Lauding India’s Digital Public Infrastructure, the World Bank has said that what the country has achieved in just six years would have otherwise taken about five decades. Highlighted the key measures taken by the Modi government in shaping the Digital Public Infrastructure …

World Bank lauds India's digital infra impact: 'Five-decade journey in 6 years'
1 year, 4 months ago

World Bank lauds India's digital infra impact: 'Five-decade journey in 6 years'

Hindustan Times  

The World Bank has lauded the transformative impact of Digital Public Infrastructures in India in the past decade under the Narendra Modi-led government. The document, prepared by the World Bank as part of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, highlighted the measures taken by the Modi government and the pivotal role of government policy and regulation in shaping the …

‘Digital India Experience Zone’: G20 Summit Spotlight on UPI, Aadhaar, Bhashini & New Feature ‘Ask GITA’
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Digital India Experience Zone’: G20 Summit Spotlight on UPI, Aadhaar, Bhashini & New Feature ‘Ask GITA’

News 18  

The ‘Digital India Experience Zone’ at the upcoming G20 Leaders Summit in New Delhi, will be a standout attraction showcasing India’s ‘digital’ journey since 2014. “The seven DPI components will be showcased in the ‘Experience Zone’ along India’s digital journey wall, in front of which there will be a cycle. The visitors can converse with the platform to seek information …

From Orientalism to Digital Leadership - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

From Orientalism to Digital Leadership - News18

News 18  

For centuries, Western perception of countries like India has been coloured by orientalist narratives, an idea embedded deep within the philosophical works of thinkers like Edward Said in Orientalism. The world watched in amazement as Germany’s Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Volker Wissing, used India’s Unified Payments Interface to pay a vegetable vendor, illustrating India’s prowess in digital public …

India ranks first in digital payments made globally: Report
1 year, 4 months ago

India ranks first in digital payments made globally: Report

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Online banking and the shift to a cashless society started approximately three decades ago in India. This year, 91 billion digital payment transactions have been recorded and today India ranks first in the number of digital payments made globally. Backbase on Wednesday released the IDC Infobrief titled ‘Accelerating customer-centric transformation by balancing build and buy - A collaborative approach …

Modi hails Digital India's solutions
1 year, 4 months ago

Modi hails Digital India's solutions

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that India's diversity makes it an ideal testing ground for solutions and added that solutions that succeed in India can easily be replicated worldwide. Speaking at the G20 Digital Economy Ministers' Meet, held in Bengaluru via video message, Modi also highlighted that India's digital public infrastructure offers scalable, secure, and inclusive …

Tracking India's digital progress: The need for measuring digital skills
1 year, 4 months ago

Tracking India's digital progress: The need for measuring digital skills

Deccan Chronicle  

Digitalisation has been a big part of the national agenda in the last decade. In a post-pandemic world, SDG 4.4.1 — about youths’ digital literacy skills — has emerged as a key competency goal, which might also dictate future opportunities available to youth. This document encourages the development of a uniform definition of digital literacy for G20 member nations, including …

Defining the Digital public infrastructure approach
1 year, 5 months ago

Defining the Digital public infrastructure approach

Hindustan Times  

This policy brief aims to lay out a common definition of digital public infrastructure, as understood through India's experience, but one that must be applied and adopted across jurisdictions. India’s DPI approach is also increasingly finding mention in multiple multilateral and bilateral conversations including the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, which recently adopted India’s approach to DPI. India-EU’s Trade and Technology Cooperation …

How Much is India’s ‘Digital Economy’ Worth? In a First, Modi Govt to Measure in Next 9 Months
1 year, 6 months ago

How Much is India’s ‘Digital Economy’ Worth? In a First, Modi Govt to Measure in Next 9 Months

News 18  

The Narendra Modi-led central government, for the first time, will measure the size of India’s ‘digital economy’. The government has put prime focus on ‘digitalisation’ but the measurement of the ‘digital economy’ has not been institutionalised in India. According to senior officials, an exercise will be conducted over the next nine months involving “estimation and measurement of India’s digital economy”, …

India likely to offer digital infra to several countries
1 year, 6 months ago

India likely to offer digital infra to several countries

Live Mint  

India is in talks with a number of developing countries to extend its digital public infrastructure partnerships, according to persons aware of the matter. According to the persons cited above, India is now in talks with several countries in the global South, including in Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia, to extend these DPI partnerships. Digital public infrastructure has become …

Bridging the digital divide in India's education landscape demands a multi-faceted approach
1 year, 6 months ago

Bridging the digital divide in India's education landscape demands a multi-faceted approach

India Today  

While digital learning platforms are hailed as the future of education delivery in India, a considerable chunk of our population still lacks the necessary resources including devices, infrastructure, and digital literacy to reap the benefits of digital education. BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH "According to a survey indicated that over 85 percent of households across India had …

India’s digital health infrastructure global growth catalyst : VK Paul
1 year, 7 months ago

India’s digital health infrastructure global growth catalyst : VK Paul

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s digital health infrastructure, enhanced by advancements such as telemedicine and mobile apps, is set to be a key driver of global economic growth and human development, V K Paul, member, NITI Aayog, said at the third meeting of the Health Working Group of G20 in Hyderabad. “India, representing the Global South, is committed to bridging the digital …

IMF report hails India's digital infrastructure as a model for other nations to follow
1 year, 9 months ago

IMF report hails India's digital infrastructure as a model for other nations to follow

India TV News  

The International Monetary Fund, in its working paper, has said that India's creation of a world-class digital public infrastructure serves as an example for other countries going through digital transformation. The report "Stacking Up the Advantages: Lessons from India's Digital Journey " stated that the success of India's digital public infrastructure is attributed to the country's building block strategy and …

IMF hails India’s digital transformation, asks other countries to learn from it
1 year, 9 months ago

IMF hails India’s digital transformation, asks other countries to learn from it

Live Mint  

India's development of a "world-class digital public infrastructure" serves as a model for other nations undergoing digital transformation, according to a working paper by the International Monetary Fund. The paper, titled 'Stacking up the Benefits Lessons from India's Digital Journey,' credits India's building block approach and focus on supporting innovation for the success of its digital public infrastructure. The paper …

IMF commends India's digital journey, says its a lesson for other countries
1 year, 9 months ago

IMF commends India's digital journey, says its a lesson for other countries

Hindustan Times  

India's journey in developing a "world-class digital public infrastructure" highlights the lesson for other countries that are embarking on their own digital transformation, International Monetary Fund has said in a working paper. The working paper 'Stacking up the Benefits Lessons from India's Digital Journey" said that India's stack's development is guided by a foundational building blocks approach, and a focus …

Accelerating development with India’s digital highways
1 year, 9 months ago

Accelerating development with India’s digital highways

Hindustan Times  

With growing consensus around its role as a driver of innovation and inclusion at population scale, Digital Public Infrastructure has found its way into key priorities at the highest levels of policy making in India. While the first phase of creating the core, foundational digital public infrastructure in India - DPI 1.0 - has been a big success, the current …

India’s digital public infrastructure, catching the next wave
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s digital public infrastructure, catching the next wave

The Hindu  

India’s digital public infrastructure, loosely the India Stack and more, is a marvel of our times, shaped in a unique partnership between governments, regulators, the private sector, selfless volunteers, startups, and academia/think tanks. Engendering sustained collective action at scale between so many disparate entities itself is magical and the outcomes are India’s answer to Web 3, perhaps even superior in …

The Rise Of Data Centres In India: Exploring The Growth And Challenges
1 year, 9 months ago

The Rise Of Data Centres In India: Exploring The Growth And Challenges

Live Law  

During recent years, the Indian Data Centre industry is expanding rapidly. Favourable Ecosystem for Operation of Data Centres: The Indian Government with a view for long term growth for DCs has put forth the proposal to provide uninterrupted, clean and cost-effective supply of electricity; to provide cost-effective connectivity backhaul; provide the status of ‘essential services’ as per the Essential Services …

MeitY mystery: Consultation process for Digital India Bill still opaque
1 year, 9 months ago

MeitY mystery: Consultation process for Digital India Bill still opaque

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 23, 2023 10:45 IST - 7 MINS READ The Union government’s ambitious vision of Digital India and its goals of “Catalysing New India’s Techade” are well known. The Bill will also touch upon the idea of “discretionary moderation of fake news” by social media platforms as well as “content monetisation rules for platform-generated and user-generated content”. “The …

Digital India Act: A Black and White Journey Begins After The Festival Of Colours
1 year, 10 months ago

Digital India Act: A Black and White Journey Begins After The Festival Of Colours

ABP News  

Union Minister for State for Electronics And Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar unveiled and gave an overall glimpse of the proposed basic structure/framework and an overall roadmap of the Digital India Act 2023 on March 9, 2023. While on the one hand, the internet, devices and information technology have empowered the citizens of India, at the same time it has also …

Digital SETU bridging the India-Bharat gap
1 year, 10 months ago

Digital SETU bridging the India-Bharat gap

Hindustan Times  

In Ramayana, Ram built the Ram Setu — a bridge to reach Lanka and rescue Sita from Ravana. India today is laying another bridge, the Digital SETU, which employs advanced-yet-affordable technology to bridge the gap between India and Bharat. At the end of 2022, UPI transactions reached more than four times the collective digital transactions of four big economies, the …

The Public Digital Platforms Opportunity for India at G20
2 years ago

The Public Digital Platforms Opportunity for India at G20

News 18  

The 21st century has seen a boom in building transformative technological and digital solutions to cater to different social and economic challenges. The concept of technology becoming a fulcrum for development has showcased the numerous ways in which different platforms and digital infrastructure can be built to ensure public service delivery as well as streamline governance. Leveraging the Network Effects …

Women, Unemployed, Rural Poor Lagging Due to Digital Divide: Oxfam India Report
2 years, 1 month ago

Women, Unemployed, Rural Poor Lagging Due to Digital Divide: Oxfam India Report

News 18  

The percentage of men owning phones is as high as 61 per cent while only 31 per cent of women-owned phones in 2021, according to a new report, which claimed that India’s growing inequalities based on caste, religion, gender, class, and geographic location are being worryingly replicated in the digital space. Oxfam India’s latest ‘India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide’ …

Significant Work Done, Draft Digital India Act Framework By Early 2023: MoS IT
2 years, 2 months ago

Significant Work Done, Draft Digital India Act Framework By Early 2023: MoS IT

ABP News  

New Delhi: A significant amount of work has been done on proposed Digital India Act, and the draft legislative framework to support 'India's techade' is expected by early 2023, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said. Asked about the status of Digital India Act, which will replace the IT Act, Chandrasekhar said: "A significant amount of work has …

Significant work done, draft Digital India Act framework by early 2023: MoS IT
2 years, 2 months ago

Significant work done, draft Digital India Act framework by early 2023: MoS IT

The Hindu  

A significant amount of work has been done on proposed Digital India Act, and the draft legislative framework to support 'India's techade' is expected by early 2023, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said. Asked about the status of Digital India Act, which will replace the IT Act, Mr. Chandrasekhar said: "A significant amount of work has been …

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