Wheeling past Digital Literacy’s Potholes in India
Written by Sarah Berry
Innumerous schemes are implemented to ensure that all children have access to quality education. Despite this, the main hindrance to successfully...
Moving Beyond a Unidimensional AI Arms Race
Written by Swagam Dasgupta
“Artificial intelligence is the future, not only for Russia but for all humankind,” said Putin via live video to Russian students...
The State Of Facial Recognition In India
Research by Bharath Pottekkat
Presented & Edited by Sumit Krishna Yadav
The Indian state is quickly adopting new forms of emerging technologies, especially facial recognition...
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...
Clicking, Waiting, Praying: The making of the techno-scientific professional priest
This article is the second in a series by Krishna Akhil on the efforts of companies to enable Hindu devotees to have access to...
Through The Looking Glass: The Hidden Costs of Linking Aadhaar and Voter IDs
Just because the government's proposal to link Aadhaar and voter IDs sees no allocation in the 2022-23 Union Budget doesn't mean that there are no costs to these plans.
Mobile Gaming: The Indian Revolution
How big is the mobile gaming economy in India? How fast is it growing? What's driving its growth? And how can it be supported?
The Obstacles on the Path to Accurate Monsoon Forecasting
As technical as the science may be, its accuracy—or the lack thereof—directly impacts Indians, many of whom take important livelihood decisions based on this data.
Flexing Young Changemaking Muscles the Solve Ninja Way
With community tested knowledge kits, available crowdsourced data, and community leaders equipped with diverse skills, the Solve Ninja platform integrates technology, people and knowledge with large scale government systems and non-profit organizations to enable them to make targeted interventions regarding climate change, skill-building, and citizen engagement.
Who Needs Consent Anyway? The JPC’s Suggestions Worryingly Expand the Scope of Processing Non-Consensual...
With the Parliamentary Committee's draft Data Protection Bill (DPB), not only can individuals' data be used without their consent (non-consensual), but data that the...
