India is digitizing rapidly and is profoundly spurred by the Modi Government?s ambitious ?Digital India? agenda, while being facilitated by the growing spread of telecoms, internet access, social media platforms and the digitization of the financial sector. Predictably, this has opened up a world of opportunities, new livelihoods and services, and new forms of social and political interaction for millions, empowering them substantively in the process. It has also, however, thrown up profound public policy challenges and dilemmas, many of them unique and unprecedented.
Secretary of the Indian Department of Telecommunications and Pacific Leadership Fellow Aruna Sundararajan will discuss these aspects of India?s ongoing technological transformation and the public policy lessons that emerge from this engagement.
Admission/Cost: FREE but
Wednesday, October 3 - 5:00 PM
Secretary of the Indian Department of Telecommunications and Pacific Leadership Fellow Aruna Sundararajan will discuss these aspects of India?s ongoing technological transformation and the public policy lessons that emerge from this engagement.
Admission/Cost: FREE but
Wednesday, October 3 - 5:00 PM
