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Has BharatNet fulfilled its end task of providing functional internet?

The status of the BharatNet project and the government’s claims need to be taken with a large dose of salt

May 18, 2018Leave a commentOsama's Columns in MintBy Udita Chaturvedi

How digital tools can help in the preservation of our languages

This article was first published by Mint on April 27, 2018. There are close to 7,100 living languages in the world but as many as 90% of them are spoken by less than 100,000 people in the world, according to Ethnologue, an annual publication on world languages. In India, where there are more than 780…

April 27, 2018Leave a commentOsama's Columns in MintBy Udita Chaturvedi

Introducing infotech in early years of education

We need quality infrastructure to truly allow institutions to leverage information and communication technology (ICT) in education

April 20, 2018Leave a commentOsama's Columns in MintBy Udita Chaturvedi

Are we ready for a paradigm shift in communication?

We are moving towards a time where a script would no more be the medium of dependency for literacy or governance or even communication

April 6, 2018Leave a commentOsama's Columns in MintBy Udita Chaturvedi

Schools need space for digital makers

It’s time we put an end to an education system that produces passive consumers of textbook information, and rekindle the knowledge system that produces inquisitive minds, active innovators and conscious citizens

March 23, 2018Leave a commentOsama's Columns in MintBy Udita Chaturvedi

The questionable foundation of Aadhaar

Mandatory linking of the public distribution system to Aadhaar has made access to some basic needs, especially ration, even more difficult for some

March 2, 2018Leave a commentOsama's Columns in MintBy Udita Chaturvedi

Hate speech and the role of social media

To truly prevent incidents of hate speech online, there is a need for a massive campaign that sensitizes people towards media consumption and helps them differentiate between free speech and hate speech

February 9, 2018Leave a commentOsama's Columns in MintBy Udita Chaturvedi

Are we aiming for Digital India or Archival India?

Our government websites are just an archive of digital formats of printed pieces of information. Their character hasn’t changed, neither has their appearance

January 19, 2018Leave a commentOsama's Columns in MintBy Udita Chaturvedi

Are kids safe online?

Collective efforts must be put in place to protect children from the negative effects of the internet

January 11, 2018Leave a commentOsama's Columns in MintBy Udita Chaturvedi

Internet giants vs innovation

A world where a few companies control the way we live is a frightening one. These companies have already asserted their dominance—zero net neutrality will only give them monopoly status

January 5, 2018Leave a commentOsama's Columns in MintBy Udita Chaturvedi
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