Internet access, sustainability, and citizen participation: electricity as a prerequisite for democracy?

Internet access, sustainability, and citizen participation: electricity as a prerequisite for democracy?: At its core, sustainability simply refers to the ability to live harmoniously within an environment over time. When applied to modern society, humanity’s long-term survival rests not only on environmental and ecological harmonization, but also on our social and cultural harmonization – the…

Evolving Internet in India

Evolving Internet in India: Most digital natives, or those born with the word cyberspace hardcoded in their brains and lives, would perhaps not realise that compared to India’s 70 years of Independence, the Internet in the country is relatively young at 31. It even celebrates its public birthday on 15 August. Read More

Internet Of Things (IoT) and cyber risks

Internet Of Things (IoT) and cyber risks: IoT is the inter-networking of physical objects which enable them to interact with each other through the internet. It describes a world where just about anything can be connected to communicate with each other. According to industry analysts, it is estimated that around 40-50 billion devices will be…

The problem with the right to privacy

The problem with the right to privacy: The recently concluded Supreme Court hearings on Aadhaar and privacy pitted a quintessentially American idea of the “right to be left alone” against the long-standing demand of India’s poor for the “right to be acknowledged” by the state—which was the genesis of Aadhaar in the first place. Clearly,…