The loud voice of unconnected
Trai has rebuked telcos and the likes of Facebook which had introduced Free Basics as a content service in the name of providing free access to the Internet
Nichlagarh is out of digital exclusion
Nichlagarh now is a tribal Wi-Fi village, without any functional telecom service
The poor and Free Basics
Mark Zuckerberg has come and gone one more time but what we keep hearing is not about the access and the quality of access but just Free Basics
Entrepreneurs are born and start-ups made
The reason 90% of start-ups fail is that they may not have been risk-taking people or may not have identified a truly serious problem to find a solution to
Smart villages before smart cities
Is it really smart to create smart cities? Or should we reverse our thinking to concentrate on making smart villages?
Digital tools vs analogue mind
It may be a good idea for the government to think of investing in a manner that ensures that the existing system works and, to make them work, use all possible digital tools
From publishing for the masses to publishing by the masses
With the arrival of digital tools, people have been freed of the shackles of illiteracy
Digitally securing tribal land
The poorest of poor, illiterate and those living in remote areas can make use of GPS devices to prepare documentary proof of their land-use and get land titles
Digital India: Challenges and opportunities
I would suggest the govt make 2015-16 the year of broadband highways and ensure at least 50,000 panchayats are truly connected and functional
MPs can boost digital inclusion
The MPs’ local area development scheme lets them spend Rs 5 crore a year in their constituencies, but more than half don’t use any of the funds