Self-regulation of online gaming will need safeguards

Tech Policy, Online Gaming

The gaming sector has grown into a whopping $2.6 billion industry in India, with an estimated count of more...

Digital citizenship education could make the internet safer

Internet safety

It is imperative that future digital citizens are equipped to traverse through the internet landscape safely, smartly and with...

The budget missed an opportunity to boost ‘Nari Shakti’

gender, budget

To realize our ambition of a $10 trillion economy powered by ‘women-led development’, we need gender intentionality built into...

Needed, a new approach to data protection for minors

tech policy, data protection

The principles of the ‘best interests of children’ and ‘more responsibility on platforms’ should inform India’s approach to data...

Build and redesign flexible work ecosystem to boost women’s employment

gender

‘Work-near-home’ centres being developed by the government must at the very least address infrastructure related challenges.

The tiered system RBI should consider for merchant discount rate charges on digital payments

Digital payments

It seems as if a tussle is brewing between India’s monetary and fiscal authorities.

Creating ‘good’ digital public infrastructure

Tech policy, open digital ecosystems

Looking beyond the ‘tech’ aspects of digital public infrastructure to how it interacts with users as individuals, as collectives,...

The safety gaps in UPI payments — and how to plug them

digital payments

Despite the ‘openness’ of the UPI architecture, a concentration of market power in the UPI ecosystem is no secret.

Betting big on healthcare

Healthcare

In this research study for the Lancet Citizen’s Commission on Reimagining India’s Health Systems, we highlight how healthcare came...

IT Rules: Content moderation, an alternative

Intermediary liability, Tech Policy

While the amendments being proposed are well-intentioned, they are likely to present many operational challenges for businesses and the...

The tokenisation regime will affect all businesses that accept cards

Digital Payments

Even though RBI’s no-card-storage norms are well-intentioned, a hurried transition can end up disrupting digital payments in 2022, adversely...

The Data Protection Bill puts Indian children at a disadvantage. Here’s how

TECH POLICY, AGE-GATING

India’s privacy law must balance the rights of children with online safety. The blanket requirement for parental consent for...