Wanted: An accountable public grievance system
Remember the time when people didn’t trust private banks in India? Well, the mistrust seems to be shifting towards the state banks now, at least in rural India
The cost of digital exclusion
The state of being not connected is leading to mass exclusion of at least a billion people in India
Rs. 70,000 crore budget, and not even 70,000 connected?
Taxpayer money allocated to connect millions of Indians who live in rural and remote areas hasn’t actually been able to make the Internet accessible to the masses
The humane face of crowdsourcing
Here are the stories of two people who tapped the digital world to crowdsource funds which enabled them to pursue their dreams
Twenty-five years of the Internet, sans reach and bandwidth
By delaying access to the Internet and not enabling communities with high speed connectivity, we are constantly underutilizing our own potential
Puducherry’s nomads embrace a digital future
AuroNomad community believes that learning computers and getting online is the future they must be a part of
Internet is like oxygen, let it flow
Restricting Internet access impacts more than a physical curfew in a geographical area
Public WI-FI hotspots can be new PCO booths
Last-mile Internet connectivity still remains a problem in India, and public Wi-Fi can help
Digitally literate women will challenge patriarchy
Enhanced literacy is helping women break the shackles of patriarchy
Using MGNREGA funds to enable a digital future
It is time the government delves deeper into how it can better utilize its workforce budget