Can India help build a confederation of digital democracies?
3 years, 1 month ago

Can India help build a confederation of digital democracies?

Firstpost  

The US has spoken of a ‘club of democracies’. Inaugurating The Sydney Dialogue, the summit for emerging, critical and cyber technologies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “The digital age is reshaping international competition, power and leadership. But we should not allow vested interests to misuse this openness.” Echoes of this emerged from Hillary Clinton, the former US presidential nominee and secretary of state, who, speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, said about cryptocurrencies, “What looks like a very interesting and exotic effort… has the potential for undermining currencies, for undermining the role of the dollars as reserve currencies, for destabilising nations… There’s a whole new layer of activity that could be extremely destabilizing or, in the wrong hands or in alliances with the wrong people, could be direct threats to many of our nation states and certainly to the global currency markets.” These statements are a recognition that digital technologies are changing in some fundamental ways the very nature of the global order, and its mechanisms. But there is a recognition that digital technologies have gone well beyond such limited impact, and now are able to decide electoral fortunes through, among other techniques, social media manipulation and targeted data mining. This is not all, of course; digital technologies are strengthening democratic processes as seen in the deployment of direct welfare payments in India which has eliminated old and persistent problems like local level graft.

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Nations must control data to tell their stories their own way
3 days, 18 hours 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 …

The digital frontier of inequality
1 week, 1 day 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
2 weeks, 5 days 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 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 …

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

Other developing countries needn’t reinvent the wheel of digital governance
4 months, 1 week ago

Other developing countries needn’t reinvent the wheel of digital governance

Live Mint  

On 10 March 1876, Alexander Graham-Bell made the world’s first telephone call when he called his assistant, Thomas Augustus Watson, over a copper wire that ran from one room in the house to the next. This was even more evident in the transition from fixed-line to mobile telephony, when the development of technologies like Frequency Division Multiple Access and Code …

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

India Inc raises concerns over draft Digital Competition Bill
6 months ago

India Inc raises concerns over draft Digital Competition Bill

The Hindu  

India Inc on Tuesday raised its concerns over the draft Digital Competition Bill 2024 in a meeting chaired by MeitY Secretary S Krishnan. Internet and Mobile Association of India proposed recommendations for the Dual Legislation, saying the current Competition Act and the new bill for digital markets are unfair and untenable. The proposed Digital Competition Bill, which seeks to impose …

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 …

How the Digital India Act will shape the future of the country’s cyber landscape
1 year, 2 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 …

G20: ‘India has done in 6 years what would take 50’: World Bank lauds India’s digital public infrastructure
1 year, 3 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 …

From Orientalism to Digital Leadership - News18
1 year, 3 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 …

If Australia can do it, so can India: Australian MP Backs Digital India Act
1 year, 5 months ago

If Australia can do it, so can India: Australian MP Backs Digital India Act

ABP News  

New Delhi: India can also bring in Australia-like legislation for revenue-sharing between big tech firms and news media outlets, Australian MP Paul Fletcher said on Tuesday. In 2021, Australia came up with a law - News Media Bargaining Code - that mandated big tech firms like Facebook to share revenues with news outlets for their news content shared on tech …

How Much is India’s ‘Digital Economy’ Worth? In a First, Modi Govt to Measure in Next 9 Months
1 year, 5 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”, …

Technology was a major focus of PM Modi’s U.S. visit, yet why are U.S tech firms sceptical about digital trade with India?
1 year, 5 months ago

Technology was a major focus of PM Modi’s U.S. visit, yet why are U.S tech firms sceptical about digital trade with India?

The Hindu  

The story so far: During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s U.S. state visit, cooperation on technology emerged as a prominent talking point and yielded some of the most substantive outcomes, according to Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra. However, digital trade is also the area where some of the biggest U.S. tech companies have recently flagged multiple policy hurdles, including “India’s patently protectionist …

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 …

IMF hails India’s digital transformation, asks other countries to learn from it
1 year, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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 …

Use Good Elements of Technology to Transform Society: Minister Vaishnaw on AI, and Expanding Indian IT
1 year, 9 months ago

Use Good Elements of Technology to Transform Society: Minister Vaishnaw on AI, and Expanding Indian IT

News 18  

“Today, India is being recognised as the highest AI talent concentration country”, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at News18 Chaupal on Monday, adding that the country is also at the chairmanship of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence – an initiative to advance human-centric and AI development. He stressed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Digital India, which was launched …

The world can learn from India’s digital public infra experience
1 year, 9 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 tech will reach everyone in society: PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

Digital tech will reach everyone in society: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India of the 21st century is constantly empowering its citizens with the use of technology. Addressing a post-budget webinar on "Unleashing the Potential: Ease of Living Using Technology", fifth in a series of 12 post-budget webinars, the Prime Minister said that India is constantly empowering its citizens with the use …

India’s push for digital sovereignty risks more online surveillance
1 year, 10 months ago

India’s push for digital sovereignty risks more online surveillance

The Hindu  

Shortly after the Nigerian government blocked Twitter in 2021 for removing a post by the country’s president, its verified handle @NigeriaGov appeared on Koo, an Indian microblogging platform that was little known overseas. It was also a vindication for the Indian government, where many officials are on Koo, and which last month hailed another locally made technology: a mobile operating …

The Public Digital Platforms Opportunity for India at G20
1 year, 11 months 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 …

Good governance, bridging digital divide among developing nations to mark India’s G20 presidency: Meenakshi Lekhi
2 years ago

Good governance, bridging digital divide among developing nations to mark India’s G20 presidency: Meenakshi Lekhi

Firstpost  

India is taking over the presidency of the influential grouping from Indonesia, which held the chair till November 2022. Among the many expectations that the developed nations of the world have from India’s tenure at the helm is that of digital inclusion New Delhi: Making a pitch for ease of doing business in India and the digital infrastructure that the …

Australia keen to begin talks with India on trade in digital services: Tim Watts
2 years, 1 month ago

Australia keen to begin talks with India on trade in digital services: Tim Watts

Hindustan Times  

Australia is keen to begin discussions with India on trade in digital services under a final trade deal that will build on an interim agreement signed in April because digital trade underpins all commerce, Australian deputy foreign minister Tim Watts said on Saturday. Tim Watts is in India with a cross-sectoral delegation to participate in the Bengaluru Tech Summit and …

Redefining and rejuvenating India’s co-operative sector
2 years, 1 month ago

Redefining and rejuvenating India’s co-operative sector

Deccan Chronicle  

The cooperative sector in India has had its share of successes, albeit in some select domains. Though the Modi government has been spending crores on the revival of these co-operatives, the real transformation of India’s co-operative sector now looks possible under the newly-formed ministry of cooperation. One way to quicken the transformation and bring reforms in the co-operative sector is …

Republic of India: Planet’s only billion people democracy calls for broader perspective
2 years, 1 month ago

Republic of India: Planet’s only billion people democracy calls for broader perspective

Firstpost  

It is pertinent to ask if the models underlying the “indices of democracy” have adequately accounted for the unique challenges that democracy at the scale of a billion people poses Democracy in India has been the subject of much critical debate lately in International Media. Challenges of one size fits all approach It is a matter of debate whether the …

G20 offers India chance to be the architect of a new digital economy
2 years, 1 month ago

G20 offers India chance to be the architect of a new digital economy

Live Mint  

There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen." And as the rules of a new digital world are written, India’s G20 presidency for 2023 will offer us a platform to showcase our success story of ‘best known practices’ that others can learn from. India is well poised today to lead the creation of a global …

Launch of 5G services | This is not just India’s decade, it is the century of India, says PM Modi
2 years, 2 months ago

Launch of 5G services | This is not just India’s decade, it is the century of India, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Indian mobile phone users will soon be able to experience ultra high Internet speeds via 5G wireless technology with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the next generation mobile network on Saturday. Telecom industry titans — Reliance Industries Limited CMD Mukesh Ambani, Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal and Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla — shared the stage with …

A new digital lifestyle is taking shape in India: Education Minister
2 years, 2 months ago

A new digital lifestyle is taking shape in India: Education Minister

Live Mint  

New Delhi: There is a new ‘digital lifestyle’ taking shape in India, said Union Minister for Education and Skill Development, Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday. Addressing the inaugural session of the International Conclave on ‘Digital Transformation and Internationalization of Higher Education’ organized by the Deakin University, Australia, the minister said that India’s digitization is creating new opportunities with the indigenous 5G …

Digital India: The Indian way | OPINION
2 years, 3 months ago

Digital India: The Indian way | OPINION

India Today  

The digital policies that are being picked up in India do not really reflect the digital issues that are important from an India perspective. While India is hurtling in an accelerated manner towards an ever-increasing digitalisation of our economy and of our society, we also need to ensure that it is happening the Indian way, supporting the issues that are …

ONDC: Why is govt betting big and how it will democratise India's e-commerce landscape
2 years, 5 months ago

ONDC: Why is govt betting big and how it will democratise India's e-commerce landscape

India TV News  

With an aim to digitise the value chain, standardise operations, promote inclusion of suppliers and enhance value for consumers, the government recently launched an initiative -- Open Network for Digital Commerce. This platform intends to create opportunities, reduce digital monopolies and help MSME and small traders get on digital platforms where businesses and consumers will be capable of carrying out …

India’s role in digital democracy: UPI in France
2 years, 5 months ago

India’s role in digital democracy: UPI in France

New Indian Express  

The European nation would be the first major developed economy to embrace the UPI-Rupay system. This is a new kind of bridge that is being built between countries – a kind of deeper digital cooperation which is much more fundamental than efforts at digital diplomacy using communication tools like Twitter. This deal in France, therefore, in my mind, underlines India’s …

UPI, CoWIN, ONDC: Public Digital Infrastructure Has Put India on the Fast Lane of Tech-led Growth
2 years, 6 months ago

UPI, CoWIN, ONDC: Public Digital Infrastructure Has Put India on the Fast Lane of Tech-led Growth

News 18  

“Government 2.0, then, is the use of technology – especially the collaborative technologies at the heart of Web 2.0 – to better solve collective problems at a city, state, national, and international level”, Tim O’Reilly, Chief Executive Officer of O’Reilly Media said in a paper published in 2010. This paper is considered the origination of the term “Government as a …

India’s e-belt-and-road initiative for digital diplomacy
2 years, 7 months ago

India’s e-belt-and-road initiative for digital diplomacy

Live Mint  

As of 2021, India had issued more than 1.3 billion digital identity cards via its Aadhaar platform and over 1.1 billion digital vaccine certificates through its CoWin platform. Aadhaar’s open architecture that allows for scalability and vendor neutrality has already had several countries approaching India to either replicate the model or take note of its technology to develop their own …

Digital ecosystems: Who should finance what?
2 years, 10 months ago

Digital ecosystems: Who should finance what?

Hindustan Times  

Last month, the ministry of electronics and information technology released its report on India Enterprise Architecture 2.0 — which envisions the development of a digital ecosystem that enables an integrated delivery of services in the country. This is an improvement on the first version with more clarity as to the vision, principles and implementation aspects of such an ecosystem, but …

What PM Modi said on cryptocurrency at Sydney Dialogue
3 years, 1 month ago

What PM Modi said on cryptocurrency at Sydney Dialogue

India TV News  

Highlights 'Can spoil our youth': PM Modi urges all democratic nations to work on cryptocurrency PM Modi said India is building the world's most extensive public information infrastructure The digital age has raised new questions on sovereignty, governance, ethics, rights and security: PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged all democratic nations to work together to ensure that cryptocurrency …

Democracies Must Ensure Cryptocurrency Doesn't End Up in Wrong Hands: PM Modi
3 years, 1 month ago

Democracies Must Ensure Cryptocurrency Doesn't End Up in Wrong Hands: PM Modi

The Quint  

The PM said that "as a democracy and digital leader", India was ready to work with partners "for our shared prosperity and security". We're on our way to connecting 600,00 villages; We used technology to deliver over 1.1 billion doses of vaccines across India using Cowin and Aarogya Setu," he said. "We are transforming people's lives by using digital technology …

The digital future of our country is distinctly being re-imagined
3 years, 3 months ago

The digital future of our country is distinctly being re-imagined

Live Mint  

If you ask a group of people what ‘Digital India’ means to them, it is really interesting to see the variety of responses you get. For some, it is about Indian tech startups—Zomato, Ola, Urban Company, etc, that are redefining how we consume goods or services; for some it’s the legendary tech services companies—TCS, Infosys and the like that have …

This decade will be ‘India’s techade’, says PM Modi
3 years, 5 months ago

This decade will be ‘India’s techade’, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that data and demographic dividend combined with India’s proven tech prowess presents massive opportunity for the country, and exuded confidence that this decade will be ‘India’s techade’. Speaking at a virtual event to mark the completion of six years of Digital India, Mr. Modi said India is also conscious of its responsibilities as …

Data, demographic dividend present huge opportunity; this decade to be ‘India's techade’: PM Modi
3 years, 5 months ago

Data, demographic dividend present huge opportunity; this decade to be ‘India's techade’: PM Modi

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that data and demographic dividend combined with India's proven tech prowess presents massive opportunity for the country, and exuded confidence that this decade will be ‘India's techade’. “Data and demographic dividend present a massive opportunity for India together, we will be successful in making this decade ‘India's techade’,” Modi said. Modi also spoke- …

Digital India: How the six-year-old mission has taken a largely offline nation online
3 years, 5 months ago

Digital India: How the six-year-old mission has taken a largely offline nation online

Firstpost  

Digital India is a Rs 1,13,000-crore flagship programme of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy Digital India, a flagship initiative that was launched with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy, has completed six years of its journey since its launch on …

Covid-19 Pandemic Laid Threadbare Issue of Digital Divide: Ravi Shankar Prasad
3 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 Pandemic Laid Threadbare Issue of Digital Divide: Ravi Shankar Prasad

News 18  

The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare the issue of the digital divide and recast the world’s view of digital access as a critical component to an equitable society, according to Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, who underlined that technology is meant to be a great equaliser and not a source of division. In 2020, the year …

India must take cue from Australian model of maintaining power balance between Big Tech, digital news media
3 years, 9 months ago

India must take cue from Australian model of maintaining power balance between Big Tech, digital news media

Firstpost  

Journalism is a critically important sector for a healthy democracy. Second, many online users access news stories via digital platforms such as Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp. One concrete step was when, the EU created a new ‘neighbouring right’ in press publications, including ‘snippets,’ expecting that publishers could monetise on their IP-protected content when digital platforms use it. Usually, intellectual property …

Opinion | Reimagining India’s digital transformation in vital sectors
4 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | Reimagining India’s digital transformation in vital sectors

Live Mint  

India has been on a digital-first trajectory for a few years, spurred on by its goal of becoming a trillion-dollar digital economy by 2025. Digital transformation across key sectors like manufacturing, education, healthcare, as well as government services and labor markets has the potential for each sector to create $10-$150 billion incremental economic value by 2025. Their efforts are well …

Digital nation: The Hindu Editorial on need for seamless delivery of citizen services
4 years, 1 month ago

Digital nation: The Hindu Editorial on need for seamless delivery of citizen services

The Hindu  

Affordable smartphones and Internet access have made India a digital nation with an estimated 750 million connections and a thriving financial technology sector. Digital platforms providing goods and services, including online education and telemedicine, have grown vigorously during the COVID-19 pandemic, while many professionals have maintained productivity by working from home. The true measure of digital nations is the readiness …

Digital India now a way of life, says Modi
4 years, 1 month ago

Digital India now a way of life, says Modi

The Hindu  

Digital India mission, launched five years ago, was not being seen as any regular government initiative and had now become a way of life, especially for the poor and marginalised and those in the government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Addressing the summit, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said India and Australia have unlimited possibilities of working together …

India must focus on digital infrastructure, data protection laws
4 years, 4 months ago

India must focus on digital infrastructure, data protection laws

Hindustan Times  

India’s public access to the internet commenced 25 years ago, when Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited announced its services. It has been perfecting the capabilities of spying on every person on the planet by spying on its own people, and seeks to influence global public opinion through social media and monopolize almost every supply chain by controlling digital infrastructure. That is …

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