Review: The Third Way by Rahul Matthan
1 year, 3 months 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 the country’s Digital Public Infrastructure. Matthan’s characterisation of DPI is correct – the framework in India today is one of the quickest ways anywhere in the world for so many people to be reached, whether for a product, service or subsidy, with such ease and at so little cost. India’s approach, Matthan contends, is not one that is a repackaging of various western principles, but one that can be a blueprint for nation-states straddling Laissez-faire capitalism and socialism.

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Laying the digital path to a developed India
4 weeks ago

Laying the digital path to a developed India

Hindustan Times  

In Baramati, Maharashtra, a small farmer is rewriting the rules of agriculture with Artificial Intelligence. Building AI — compute, data, and innovation: Semiconductors and electronics form the backbone, while DPI serves as the driving force propelling India’s tech revolution. The government is facilitating the development of India’s own foundational models, including Large Language Models and problem-specific AI solutions tailored to …

How Indian legal system should adapt to the digital age
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How Indian legal system should adapt to the digital age

Firstpost  

Drawing lessons from global initiatives like Norway’s administrative reforms, Denmark’s digital-ready legislation principles, and the EU’s AI Act, India has a unique opportunity to lead the way in not only enacting laws to regulate AI, but also modifying laws that resonate with the digital age The road ahead is clear: legislate for the future, or risk being left behind in …

Budget 2025: Paving the way for a digital and inclusive India
2 months ago

Budget 2025: Paving the way for a digital and inclusive India

New Indian Express  

The Union Budget charts a bold path toward India’s emergence as a global economic powerhouse, prioritising digital infrastructure, innovation, and sustainability as key drivers of growth. Digital infrastructure: The engine of growth India’s digital infrastructure is the primary focus in this year’s budget. The government’s dedication to establishing India as a global center for technological development is demonstrated by the …

India’s advanced digital public infrastructure in focus at Panjab University lecture
2 months ago

India’s advanced digital public infrastructure in focus at Panjab University lecture

Hindustan Times  

Management consultant and chairperson of the central capacity building commission, Adil Zainulbhai, said India has the best digital infrastructure in the world in many areas, designed by young Indians, many of whom were students. He was delivering a colloquium lecture in Panjab University on Thursday on n the topic “Digital Public Infrastructure and How It Changes India.” Adil Zainulbhai, chairperson …

India’s drive to globalize Digital Public Infrastructure: Time to take stock
2 months, 1 week ago

India’s drive to globalize Digital Public Infrastructure: Time to take stock

Live Mint  

Among the main thrusts of India’s G20 presidency was the globalization of our approach to Digital Public Infrastructure. Various developed countries made commitments to fund DPI rollouts, and the Quad went so far as to announce a set of principles for the development and deployment of DPI in third countries. When DPI emerged as a priority area in the Global …

Rollout of Data Rules set for mid-2025: IT Minister
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2 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 1 week ago

We should deal with technological transformations with utmost care

Live Mint  

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Nations must control data to tell their stories their own way
3 months, 1 week 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 …

India’s digital public infrastructure: A catalyst for innovation and competition
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Digital Infrastructure: The Secret Weapon for India's Economic Ascent
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week ago

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

Live Mint  

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​Shock-proof state: On an outage and a democratic digital infrastructure
8 months, 1 week 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's Data Revolution: Unpacking the DPDPA 2023 and Ensuring Accountability
1 year, 4 months ago

India's Data Revolution: Unpacking the DPDPA 2023 and Ensuring Accountability

The Quint  

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Classifying intermediaries in the upcoming DIA
1 year, 5 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 …

Book Excerpt | How surveillance capitalism dictates the ‘attention economy’ we are living in: Extract from Rahul Matthan’s ‘The Third Way: India’s Revolutionary Approach to Data Governance’
1 year, 5 months ago

Book Excerpt | How surveillance capitalism dictates the ‘attention economy’ we are living in: Extract from Rahul Matthan’s ‘The Third Way: India’s Revolutionary Approach to Data Governance’

The Hindu  

Technology companies are fighting each other for a share of our attention. In The Third Way: India’s Revolutionary Approach to Data Governance, technology lawyer and privacy expert Rahul Matthan presents an original view of the role technology can play in data governance. It has, as a result, assumed tremendous commercial significance, giving rise to what Shoshana Zuboff calls surveillance capitalism, …

How the Digital India Act will shape the future of the country’s cyber landscape
1 year, 5 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 …

World Bank lauds India's digital infra impact: 'Five-decade journey in 6 years'
1 year, 6 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, 6 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, 7 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 …

Defining the Digital public infrastructure approach
1 year, 7 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 …

India likely to offer digital infra to several countries
1 year, 9 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, 11 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 …

Accelerating development with India’s digital highways
2 years 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 …

MeitY mystery: Consultation process for Digital India Bill still opaque
2 years 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
2 years 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 …

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

Private quasi-regulatory entities offer digital strength
2 years, 2 months ago

Private quasi-regulatory entities offer digital strength

Live Mint  

While there is widespread support for India’s digital public infrastructure achievements, a small, articulate chorus of voices has begun to question certain aspects of the approach. In a recent paper, Smriti Parsheera, a well-regarded analyst of Indian tech policy, argued that these organizations have become “Alt Big Tech” and need to be regulated to ensure fairness and competition. The main …

Digital India: The Indian way | OPINION
2 years, 6 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 …

India’s e-belt-and-road initiative for digital diplomacy
2 years, 11 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?
3 years, 1 month 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 …

The digital future of our country is distinctly being re-imagined
3 years, 7 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 …

The US and India have a lot of work to do on digital cooperation
3 years, 8 months ago

The US and India have a lot of work to do on digital cooperation

Al Jazeera  

As tensions escalate between US social media giants and India’s gov’t, is there a more productive path forward for both? India also stands to gain from more cordial relations with US tech behemoths, said Rahguraman, by helping New Delhi check neighbouring China’s influence at home and abroad, including in the digital domain. “You need an entire office just to deal …

Digital India: How the six-year-old mission has taken a largely offline nation online
3 years, 9 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 …

Digital India now a way of life, says Modi
4 years, 4 months 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, 7 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 …

Shaping the digital world
4 years, 8 months ago

Shaping the digital world

The Hindu  

On June 29, the Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, ostensibly to protect security, sovereignty and privacy. Long-term strategic thinking While banning Chinese apps could have been a strategic necessity in the short run, the hastiness of this move should propel long-term strategic thinking on how digital issues constrain India’s foreign policy. Reactive and ad hoc tech squabbles …

After the ban, what next for India’s digital ecosystem | Analysis
4 years, 9 months ago

After the ban, what next for India’s digital ecosystem | Analysis

Hindustan Times  

The ministry of electronics and information technology banned 59 Chinese digital applications available in India on Monday evening. It is worth asking whether India is prepared for a Balkanised digital world Several commentators have warned that the Internet might splinter along national borders in the future, as countries such as India increasingly assert their sovereignty in cyberspace. In fact, the …

The political face of India’s technology journey
5 years, 3 months ago

The political face of India’s technology journey

Live Mint  

India’s political leaders, right from Jawaharlal Nehru to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have tried to modernize India through technology but on their own terms, often sacrificing technology at the altar of political expediency. “I tried to examine the whole politics that helped or hindered the development of technology at various points in time, because Indian politics has invariably influenced everything …

Digital India should be leveraged to transform rural areas: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
5 years, 5 months ago

Digital India should be leveraged to transform rural areas: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Digital India initiative should be leveraged to transform rural India and create avenues for those in smaller towns and cities, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday. “I want Digital India platform to transform rural India and create aspirations in tier 3 and tier 4 cities and towns,” the Minister said. Citing success stories of technology platforms …

Digital India: How the Modi govt took massive strides in turning India into a digitally empowered economy
6 years ago

Digital India: How the Modi govt took massive strides in turning India into a digitally empowered economy

Op India  

A push towards a Digitally empowered economy by PM Narendra Modi is giving rise to many products based on the 3 building blocks of Digital India. ‘Digital India’ is a step by the Modi government to inspire and connect Indian Economy to such a knowledge savvy world to techno knowledge savvy world. The vision of Digital India Digital India has …

India should move from protectionist to forward-leaning data policies to spur investment
6 years, 5 months ago

India should move from protectionist to forward-leaning data policies to spur investment

Hindustan Times  

India has the potential to be the next major economy for leadership in technology and innovation. The Modi government has rightly prioritised technology in the Indian economy through the Digital India initiative, and the tech industry supports many aspects of the programme The Modi government has rightly prioritised technology in the Indian economy through the Digital India initiative, and the …

Digital India: How India's vibrant economy can lead the world with disruptive innovation
6 years, 6 months ago

Digital India: How India's vibrant economy can lead the world with disruptive innovation

Firstpost  

Digital India has been a frontrunner in India’s marathon towards a digitally empowered society and there is a visible change in people’s mindset The Digital Revolution is reworking the world order and creating a new set of winners and losers. In India itself, the software industry - built predominantly by first generation entrepreneurs, contributes to 8 percent of India’s gross …

Narendra Modi sarkar's Digital India record is a chequered one; it sells continuity as change and trades eyesight for vision
6 years, 10 months ago

Narendra Modi sarkar's Digital India record is a chequered one; it sells continuity as change and trades eyesight for vision

Firstpost  

Deeper questions remain on where Digital India is heading with global giants including Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft going great guns in India but there is also a looming fear of “data colonisation” of India by giants with powerful technologies As Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government completes four years in office, there may be a few things it can be …

Key to Indian digital transformation lies in hands of data, says NetApp India
7 years, 2 months ago

Key to Indian digital transformation lies in hands of data, says NetApp India

Firstpost  

User consent is clearly defined and upon receipt of consumer data, it retains and uses it efficiently. For example, in the US, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Seattle are using a data technique called ‘predictive policing’ to help curb street crime. Such use cases, can showcase benefits of data sharing leading to better permissive public attitudes and citizen trust. With the right …

India was a unique story of govt-led digital disruption: Harvard Business Review
7 years, 4 months ago

India was a unique story of govt-led digital disruption: Harvard Business Review

Hindustan Times  

India has opted for a digital pathway to move at an unprecedented rate into the future, but the country still has a long way to go to reach its full potential, according to an article published in a leading US- based management magazine. The write up carried in the ‘Harvard Business Review’ on Wednesday said that India was a unique …

Privacy as fundamental right to boost digital adoption: Nasscom
7 years, 7 months ago

Privacy as fundamental right to boost digital adoption: Nasscom

Firstpost  

Nasscom President R Chandrashekhar said SC ruling will ensure that protection of citizen’s privacy is a “cardinal principle” in India’s growing digital economy New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s declaring privacy as a fundamental right will enhance citizens’ trust in digital services and help in their wider adoption, IT industry body Nasscom said on Thursday. Nasscom President R Chandrashekhar said the …

India’s digital transformation
9 years, 1 month ago

India’s digital transformation

The Hindu  

There is little doubt that China has stolen a march on India when it comes to leveraging the Internet. To get the most out of the digital revolution, countries also need to work on its “analogue complements” — by strengthening regulations that ensure competition among businesses, by adapting workers’ skills to the demands of the new economy, and by ensuring …

Digital India needs to go local
9 years, 5 months ago

Digital India needs to go local

The Hindu  

Digital India is the flavour of the season, and not without any reason. The former group of people would see >Government of India’s flagship Digital India programme as an opportunity to include digital infrastructure in the same category of public goods as roads and electricity and, hence, push for laying more broadband cables, creating more Wi-Fi hot-spots and freeing up …

From Sundar Pichai to Tim Cook, here’s what Silicon Valley’s gurus said about Modi and Digital India
9 years, 6 months ago

From Sundar Pichai to Tim Cook, here’s what Silicon Valley’s gurus said about Modi and Digital India

Firstpost  

Here’s what the tech titans from Silicon Valley had to say about PM Modi and Digital India. Modi addressed a gathering of Silicon Valley CEOs, visited Google and met newly-appointed CEO Sundar Pichai, participated in a Town Hall at the Facebook offices with Mark Zuckerberg, held meetings with Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Apple CEO Tim Cook and electric car manufacturer Tesla’s …

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