E-Governance and its Discontents: The Traps of Tech Revolutions in Stratified Societies
Governments' efforts to erect new systems of e-governance must not come at the cost of peoples’ capacities to access governance itself.
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.
The Indian Surveillance Story — Episode 1 of The Impact
In what ways has the Indian state been surveilling its own citizens? What are some of the underlying frameworks that enable such surveillance? And will privacy matter enough for citizens to impact who they vote for?
Digitalizing India’s Judiciary: COVID-19’s Silver Lining
A hybrid model of offline and online proceedings as envisaged in Phase III of the E-Courts project is most suitable for India's judicial system.
How the Economic Costs of Surveillance Impact India Inc.
With India yet to pass a citizen-centric data protection law, could this cost our trade ties with privacy-centric economies?
How Standardizing Quality Control Can Improve Trust in eNAM
Farmers found their hands tied when supply chains froze during the COVID-19 pandemic. As restrictions on movement led to shortages of farm labour, input...
Internet, Show Me No More Blues: Towards a Feminist Internet
What does a feminist Internet look like and what might it entail in the Indian context? Would the Indian woman be the primary beneficiary of a feminist Internet? If yes, which Indian women benefit from it?
How the RBI Ban on Recurring Payments Affects Businesses Across The Board
Hosted by Chirag Chinnappa
Edited by Manasi Nene
In September of this year, the RBI rolled out its mandate for customers to authenticate auto-debit recurring card-based...
Customers Are Central to the Gig Economy. Will We Use Our Voice to Fight...
It is all-too-convenient to ignore the fact that the little brightly-coloured delivery executive icon riding through the map on our mobile screens is actually a human being who deserves respectable working conditions, at the very least.
The Murky Waters of Kerala’s Knowledge Economy Mission
For employment platforms like the Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission to cater to Kerala’s unemployed, they require nuanced engagement at the design stage.
