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Reclaiming Education During a Pandemic

A virus may be apolitical but our response to it reveals biases and inequities in our systems.

A Plan for Indian Self-Sufficiency in an AI-Driven World

Ensuring wide data availability may help India develop its AI industry and avoid external dependence.

Data is an Economic Resource. GK Committee Report Shows How Its Value Can Be Shared, Governed

Data is almost universally recognised as the most valuable economic resource today. Seven out of the top 10 companies globally by market capitalisation are data-centric.

Protecting Platform Workers’ Rights in the Post-Covid Economy: Reflections from India

As employment in India bounces back from the Covid lockdown, platform-mediated work is expected to come into its own.

Public Participation is a Woman’s First-Order Claim to Being Recognised as a Human Being, the Pandemic Can’t Be Allowed to Undermine That

Disasters are gendered. They play out differently for men, women, and gender non-conforming people.

Correcting the Power Imbalance Between Platforms and News Publishers

Recently, governments in France and Australia have introduced measure to make news aggregators such as Google pay for re-use of news.

Covid-19 Lockdown Exposes Gaping Holes in E-commerce and Farm Food Supply Chains

On March 24, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued an advisory to States, asking them to treat e-commerce as an essential service.

Why the Debate on E-commerce Must Move Beyond FDI Rules

In October and November 2018, during the Great Indian Festival season in India, online retail giants — Amazon, Flipkart and Paytm Mall — sold goods worth $4.3 billion (Rs 29,947 cror

Data Frameworks for a Right to Development

 

Reorienting "data for development"

Booking Platforms Disrupt Tourism Value Chains in India

How are booking platforms changing  the global tourism industry and the tourism value chain?