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Outlook 2021: Designing data governance policies to promote domestic startups

Karthik Venkatesh, Kazim Rizvi / Dialogue Editor

The past year has seen several changes within the startup ecosystem, be it in terms of the increased reliance of digital services by the consumer base, or making sense of varied government policies that are regulating the ecosystem. In sectors such as edtech, fintech, ecommerce, the pandemic made digital the new normal as the world […]

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Privacy on the Streets

Karthik Venkatesh / admin

Imagine walking down the street to get your supplies one morning. You could even be walking without a particular task in mind, simply because you like to! As a member of society, we are all entitled to use public spaces to conduct your life, within permissible limits. However, you are also increasingly aware of the

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Openness and Innovation during the Pandemic

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“The real antidote to epidemic is not segregation, but rather cooperation.” – Yuval Noah Harari With the progression of the pandemic, many technocentric innovations and solutions are gaining traction. Learning from our previous experiences of dealing with outbreaks such as SARS, Ebola etc., the global community is increasingly relying on science, technology and data driven

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Weapons of Math Destruction

Karthik Venkatesh / admin

With increasing reliance on data-driven solutions to man’s everyday problems and increased automation of everyday activities, the digital and the human are entwined. These information systems are placed in charge of performing human tasks and/or are used to guide human actions based on its decision- all done in an attempt to increase ‘efficiency’. We often

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