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Getting Regulation Right in a Global Digital World:
Universal service, Competition, Consumer Protection, Competition, Ethics and Privacy have become even more significant given that Digital Technologies increasingly underlie the economic, social and political aspects of our lives. Artificial intelligence and the Metaverse are here to stay and Singularity is probably not as far as we may imagine. The global nature of these issues calls for international collaboration, cooperation and judicious regulation. This blog discusses these contemporary issues from the author’s multi-speciality perspective and offers unique and thought-provoking insights.
Aug 24, 2024
No (,) End (to) Spam and Scams
In the past few months, I have received countless spam calls and messages to the point that I have become robotic about disconnecting...
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Jun 20, 2024
AI and Human Creative Content: Plaigirism and Petty Theft
An article in today’s Economic Times draws attention to the problem of Artificial intelligence-related plagiarism. I was happy to read...
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Jun 19, 2024
Responsible AI and Applications in Higher Education
I recently moderated a panel AI in Higher Education on June 15, 2024 . It was interesting and informative and the panel was brilliant....
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May 13, 2024
Barbie or Ken, No Perfect Ten- For my Students
Are we Going Backwards? It was disturbing to read the recent Economist article about the hardening of conservative and chauvinistic...
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Nov 26, 2023
Speaking on Inclusive and Responsible Higher Education in Technology
IIT Delhi Alumni Faculty Day 2023 My interventions at this event as a panellist included highlighting the need for greater incluisvity in...
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Oct 12, 2020
India Mobile Congress 2020Shaping Sustainable Digital Future through Telecom and Technology, 10.12.2020
My interventions at this event as a panellist: A. On the subject of How Digital Communications can contribute towards the achievement of...
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Apr 21, 2020
Universal Digital Inclusion a Safety Net to Battle Pandemics Like Coronavirus
News 18 eJournal, April 21, 2020 Abstract One of the indisputable learnings from the COVID-19 crisis is that digital connectivity is...
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Apr 6, 2019
International Cooperation on Regulation of Digital Markets
I am sharing a contribution I made during at a meeting about the UN’s Digital Cooperation Initiative at a conference in New Delhi. This...
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Oct 10, 2018
ICTs & SDGs: Sound Policy & Regulation required for beneficial effects of ICTs
I was deeply impressed with the ITU Publication ‘ICT-centric economic growth, innovation and job creation.’ This book has many takeaways....
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Aug 17, 2016
Universal Service: Regulation, Competition and Contemporary Issues
Its been a long time since I wrote. An invitation to speak at a Conference on Universal Service in India in the context of India’s...
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Aug 10, 2016
Universal Service: Regulation, Competition and Contemporary Issues (Presentation Slides)
Paper presented at National Seminar on USOF for Digital India, Organised by NICF, Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, 10.8.2016 DOWNLOADS: 46...
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Feb 17, 2016
Hitting the Nail on the Head
It was a delight to read an article titled, “ Net neutral, shift gears” It reiterates strongly the reasons why hard won net neutrality...
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Feb 14, 2016
NOFN-Do we need PPP or plain USOF subsidy?
I reproduce below a news item regarding TRAI recommendations on NOFN I have previously pointed out that the simplest and fastest route...
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Dec 31, 2015
Free Basics-Do we need Facebook to (selectively) connect India
I have read extensively and written previously on net neutrality . However, my pleasure in reading critics of breaching net neutrality...
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Dec 13, 2015
The Net Neutrality Debate in India: The problem with killing more than one bird…
Certain misleading arguments are being propounded by broadband service providers and some analysts in India to counter the pro net...
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May 6, 2015
NOFN-Getting it wrong yet again
An editorial humorously titled “ Optical Illusion ” correctly points out that the latest government effort to revive BBNL / NOFN by way...
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Apr 30, 2015
The Net Neutrality Debate in the Indian Context, with a Pinch of Salt
I reproduce here my article on the subject, also available at this link . It is easy to get swept away in the maelstrom of views and...
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Apr 29, 2015
The Net Neutrality Debate in the Indian Context-A Pinch of Salt
I reproduce here my article on the subject, also available at this link . It is easy to get swept away in the maelstrom of views and...
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Dec 28, 2014
Competitive Neutrality in Liberalized Sectors of the Economy
I have been blogging about the need for competitive neutrality mostly in the context of broadband networks. However, the importance of...
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Oct 25, 2024
Universalising Digital Transformation by Safeguarding Digital Rights-Teaching Bright Minds at the Law Institute Nirma University, Ahmedabad
My focus when teaching digital regulation and digital transformation is always on trust and consumer-centric design. I thoroughly enjoyed...
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Oct 2, 2024
AI and Liberty, A Topic Less Tantalizing
Kahlil Gibran is credited with saying, "Life without liberty is like a body without spirit." My question is, what will human existence be...
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Aug 24, 2024
No (,) End (to) Spam and Scams
In the past few months, I have received countless spam calls and messages to the point that I have become robotic about disconnecting...
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Jun 20, 2024
AI and Human Creative Content: Plaigirism and Petty Theft
An article in today’s Economic Times draws attention to the problem of Artificial intelligence-related plagiarism. I was happy to read...
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Jun 19, 2024
Responsible AI and Applications in Higher Education
I recently moderated a panel AI in Higher Education on June 15, 2024 . It was interesting and informative and the panel was brilliant....
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May 13, 2024
Barbie or Ken, No Perfect Ten- For my Students
Are we Going Backwards? It was disturbing to read the recent Economist article about the hardening of conservative and chauvinistic...
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May 9, 2024
The Writing on The Wall-When Consumers Can Choose, They Do
Getting Regulation Right Recently, I spoke in an International Telecommunications Union expert panel on Data Protection in a joint...
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Apr 3, 2024
Tech Regulation and E-Commerce are Interrelated
Getting Regulation Right: E-commerce means that there is even more at stake for the consumer. E-Commerce and the Digital Consumer Having...
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Mar 16, 2024
The Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw and Slytherin of Digital Regulation?
Getting Regulation Right: Regulating AI Harry Potter struggled between Gryffindor and Slytherin before choosing.However, to get...
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Nov 25, 2023
Should AI Governance be Another Race to Dominate, or Should We Work Together to Safeguard Humanity?
AI Governance, Trust and Humanity. Artificial Intelligence is here to stay. Social media is rife with helpful content about how we must...
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Oct 8, 2023
Don’t Kill the Golden Goose; or Is This About Saving Red Riding Hood?
The Competition and Innovation Story : Part I An oft-asked question that has cropped up more than once during my ongoing course on “Ex...
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Sep 25, 2023
It’s Now, or Never Part II: The Era of Convergent and Collaborative Regulation
I recently advised a young team from a global Tech startup on AI Governance; we discussed the issue of divergent and evolving regulatory...
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Sep 23, 2023
Why Wait for Regulation? Digital Markets Need New Business Models
Why wait for regulation? While mavericks will play their part, Tech. Giants could lead the way with new, consumer-friendly business...
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Sep 11, 2023
It’s Now, or Never-Responsible Digital Transformation Requires Solid Global Governance.
It’s Now, or Never-Responsible Digital Transformation Requires Solid Global Governance. The G 20 New Delhi Leaders Declaration has won...
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Sep 8, 2023
Why Privacy Matters-Dark Patterns & Other Realities
Why Privacy Matters in a Digital World – Dark Patterns and Other Realities. Various Indian newspapers have reported today that the...
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Aug 25, 2023
A Heartening Clarification on Privacy
In a Democracy, the choice of how to regulate matters involving protecting citizens’ rights should be straightforward. An elected...
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Aug 16, 2023
The Dawn of a New Era in the Saga of Digital Transformation; Some Things Never Change
Hear from an influential thought leader and digital transformation speaker . Global Digital Transformation began with landlines and is...
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Aug 14, 2023
An AI Atlas-Mapping Uncharted Territory
This is recommended reading for anyone interested in AI regulation. It is hard to put down the ‘Atlas of AI’ by Kate Crawford. The book...
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Jul 21, 2023
Why Do We Need Ex Ante Regulation of AI? Is Self Regulation Not Enough?
Algorithmic regulation should be rooted in ethics and be legally enforceable. As human creations, algorithms are controlled by us; we...
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Jul 16, 2023
The Teaching of Public Policy
Teaching my discipline, i.e., Public Policy (in my case, with an emphasis on Technology), has a long theoretical legacy. However, the...
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