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Central Bank Digital Currency in India: Deeper engagement and thorough exploration needed before execution
Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology | Digital Inclusion May 21, 2020

Central Bank Digital Currency in India: Deeper engagement and thorough exploration needed before execution

Maximising the effectiveness of fulfilling the essential functions of fiat money should be the primary objective of CBDC.

Digital Epiphany? COVID19 and our Tech Futures
Healthcare | Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology May 20, 2020

Digital Epiphany? COVID19 and our Tech Futures

The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc globally, leaving governments and communities struggling to find a response. This is happening even as new technological and industrial transformations are altering societies around the world.

E-governance possibilities in India for the post-COVID-19 era
Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology May 19, 2020

E-governance possibilities in India for the post-COVID-19 era

Every time the government uses an e-governance technology, it results in more efficiency, lesser costs, lesser manpower requirement and lesser physical presence of humans in the job at hand.

Contours of crisis consumption
Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology May 12, 2020

Contours of crisis consumption

Internet usage across the world and networks has risen up to 80%. Will the internet be able to handle the growing pressures, growing traffic and expected increase of latency?

Will Aarogya Setu provide solution to India’s COVID-19 worries?
Healthcare May 12, 2020

Will Aarogya Setu provide solution to India’s COVID-19 worries?

The success of the application is reliant on two factors — its own technical implementation, along with the uptake among the population at large.

Mobile entertainment: Recreation in India moving to mini screens
Media and Internet May 06, 2020

Mobile entertainment: Recreation in India moving to mini screens

The altering behaviour and preferences of consumers are propelling changes within OTT service models.

Thanks to COVID-19, the future of work is now
Cyber and Technology | Digital Inclusion May 03, 2020

Thanks to COVID-19, the future of work is now

We need to make the gig economy a dignified one, as it will certainly embrace the future of work, if not be the basis of it.

Net neutrality in the time of COVID-19
Cyber Security | Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology | Privacy and Surveillance | Net Neutrality Apr 28, 2020

Net neutrality in the time of COVID-19

As work from home becomes the new normal, regulators around the world have come under pressure to relook at the rules relating to bandwidth, traffic and indeed network neutrality.

How the surge in COVID-19 cases is providing opportunities to Indian ed-tech
Education Apr 24, 2020

How the surge in COVID-19 cases is providing opportunities to Indian ed-tech

India’s ed-tech ecosystem can reap several benefits by utilising the data opportunity to re-engineer their value proposition, strategise partnerships and re-think business models while also bridging the trust deficit they have always faced.

Telecommuting to a green future
Climate Change Apr 21, 2020

Telecommuting to a green future

The pandemic has presented a window of opportunity to reimagine the way we work and imbibe the flexibility to try new ideas such as telecommuting.

Separation anxieties: US, China and tech interdependence
Media and Internet | Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology Apr 09, 2020

Separation anxieties: US, China and tech interdependence

In the near future, we will likely see the United States supplement domestic mechanisms to decouple from China — with systematic escalation — at key global technology norms-making bodies. ...

COVID19 will test the limits of the privacy debate
Healthcare | Cyber Security | Internet Governance | Privacy and Surveillance Apr 02, 2020

COVID19 will test the limits of the privacy debate

What happens to the extensive surveillance apparatus once the crisis passes? What will be the steps to dismantle it?

COVID19 will test the limits of the privacy debate
Healthcare | Cyber Security | Internet Governance | Privacy and Surveillance Apr 02, 2020

COVID19 will test the limits of the privacy debate

What happens to the extensive surveillance apparatus once the crisis passes? What will be the steps to dismantle it?

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Manya Khanna

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