Technically Speaking, Why Does India Need More Public Wifi?
While the global average stands at about one public Wifi hotspot per 150 people, India currently has just about one lakh hotspots for its population of almost 1.4 billion residents. However, with mobile networks bearing the burden of data consumption in the country, what's the need for investing in a robust and accessible public Wifi infrastructure?
Up Close: The Under-Recognised Role of Maharashtra’s Education Department Officers
This is the first in a three-part series in collaboration with Leadership For Equity (LFE) highlighting the challenges and needs, administrative and technological, of...
#Dialogues: Decoding Cyber Sovereignty with Pukhraj Singh
Interview by Bharath Pottekkat
Edited by Malavika VN
The past few years have witnessed a change in the way countries attempt to govern the vast, deep...
Technically Speaking, Why is Encryption a Big Deal for the Government?
Hosted by Sourya Reddy
Edited by Nidhi Rejithlal
Encryption has been the talk of the tech world for the better part of 5 years now. While...
Technically Speaking, Why Did Facebook Ban News in Australia? with Peter Lewis
Hosted by Aarathi Ganesan
Edited by Nidhi Rejithlal
On February 18th, a couple of weeks ago, Australians woke up to find that they could not access...
Data Cheque Point: How Paying People For Data Remains A Fever Dream
Compensation for users based on their data points becomes an unnecessary hurdle to cross — mainly because the limitations of such a model would reap more costs than guaranteed benefits.
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Spy on Me, and I’ll Spy on You...
Earlier this month—February 2021—the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) launched a controversial programme under its cybercrime unit. Called the ‘Cyber Crime Volunteers Program’, it...
How Technology is Aiding Professional Capacity Building in Maharashtra’s Education Officers
This is the final article in the three-part series in collaboration with Leadership For Equity (LFE) highlighting the challenges and needs, administrative and technological,...
Technically Speaking, How Can Technology Facilitate Better Administration & Development Efforts?
Interviewed by Sourya Reddy; Edited by Nidhi Rejithlal.
One of the less-spoken about impacts that technology can have is on our public administration systems. But...
Technically Speaking, When Can Law Enforcement Seize My Phone? Part 1 With Apar Gupta
Edited by Sumit Krishna Yadav
Our phones have become a vital part of our virtual and physical existence. With the ability to process large amounts...
