Privacy and the Indian culture
India has neither looked at communication nor information as ‘private’. There is also little understanding of private life in India.
Information agents with social capital
Equipped with MeraApp, which comes with information on government schemes, the SoochnaPreneurs serve their community with information and digital services
Preserving our vanishing tribes, their heritage, language and wisdom
Internet has a lot to offer to tribes living in forests, as rural connectivity can ensure better access to government schemes, entitlements and rights
Real-time digital reporting of toilets can bring girls to school
Use of a simple smartphone can ensure equitable access to facilities, challenging patriarchal insensitivity and facilitating gender equality
4.1 million jobs that can change India
It is time for India to restructure itself in order to offer skills and jobs of the future—a future where jobs aren’t only a source of income but also to create a peaceful, information-rich society
Dealing with e-waste
There is a need for electronics consumers to become conscious users of their gadgets, and for the govt to take a more proactive role in ensuring that e-waste is recycled under proper international guidelines
What is the future of jobs?
This article was first published in the Mint on July [...]
Women use technology as a genuine tool
When women hold technology in their hands, they never fail to do wonders
The excluded remain excluded
The situation of daily-wage earners, Dalits, Adivasis, minorities, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, transgenders has not improved over the years
A gutsy woman on e-drive
Provided with scooters equipped with a tablet and a mobile hotspot to offer digital literacy and digital services, women can be mentored to become entrepreneurs