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May 8, 2024

Open Source Governance

There is a strange aversion in government circles to the use of open source software. I am no entirely sure where it comes from but I can try and debunk some of the misgivings.

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May 1, 2024

Ideas for Acceleration

Much of the reason why India has not yet achieved its full potential is because we simply have not invested in the institutional foundations of the I...

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April 24, 2024

The Finternet

A new paper from the Bank for International Settlements proposes the creation of a unified ledger and the tokenisation of everything. If it is succes...

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April 17, 2024

Getting AI to Work for You

Artificial intelligence might eventually replace us. But it still has a long way to go. In the meantime, rather than fretting about what might be, we might as well learn how to use it.

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April 10, 2024

Age Tokens

One of the more worrisome provisions of India's new data protection law has to do with processing of children's data - and in particular, how data fiduciaries should go about figuring out the age of those whose data they process.

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April 3, 2024

A New Model for UPI

For the longest time, questions have been raised about the business model for UPI and how the industry should charge for its services. The government...

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March 27, 2024

In Favour of DPI

Last year there was widespread support for India's DPI approach—with countries around the world hailing its achievements, and looking to emulate them...

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March 20, 2024

Casino or Computer

Cryptocurrency regulation has, so far, focussed on been on the mitigating the risk to speculative investors. But there is a far more important innova...

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March 13, 2024

Technophobia

We tend to resist change. We worry about the ways in which it could alter our existing way of life and the harms that could result as a consequence. ...

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March 6, 2024

Monopoly over Dematerialised Violence

Advances in technology have transformed societal interactions and challenged the state's monopoly over violence. The digital age presents new regulat...

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