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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.
Dec 1, 2014
The State of Broadband in India – A Call for Regulatory Neutrality
CIRC, Working Paper No. 10. New Delhi: CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition. (Digital Regulation in India) DOWNLOADS: 54 ABSTRACT...
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Nov 4, 2014
An update on NOFN
My last post “ Broadband Planning in India-Missing the Wood for the Trees ” had highlighted the tardy progress of the all important NOFN ...
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Oct 3, 2014
Broadband Planning in India-Missing the Wood for the trees
I reproduce below the text of my article with the same title. It was published in the Financial Express today. In the recent TRAI...
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Sep 13, 2014
Lessons from Down Under
An article titled “ Australia’s Last Chance for Infrastructure Competitio n” describes failed opportunities as far as introducing...
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Aug 26, 2014
If wishes were horses…
It is reported that, ” [t]he cabinet on Wednesday approved the ambitious Digital India programme that aims to connect all gram...
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Aug 14, 2014
Letting the Market Function
A very thoughtprovoking paper on Broadband in USA highlights the power of innovation, genuine competition and allowing markets to...
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Jul 28, 2014
Messing up the Market Efficiency Gap in the Hope of Addressing the Actual Access Gap
Readers may please refer to my earliest posts about the Market Efficiency Gap and my recent one titled “ Going around in Circles “...
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Jul 6, 2014
Self Help in rural areas-How Long can They Wait for Internet
An inspiring and at the same time saddening news item in the Times of India today describes how NGOs are helping rural folk especially...
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Jun 1, 2014
Regulatory Framework for Universal Service in India — Can We Learn from EU
INDIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 256 / VOL. LX, NO. 2, APRIL-JUNE 2014 DOWNLOADS: 42 ABSTRACT VIEWS: 281 Abstract Interventions by...
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May 1, 2014
Going Around in Circles?
The whole idea of universal service funds was that at least theoretically they are considered to be a more transparent, targeted and...
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Apr 10, 2014
Training officials at ICASA for CTO
Conducted Training on behalf of the Commonwealth Telecom Organization (CTO) on Strategic Planning for ICT Policy & Regulation’ in April...
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Mar 15, 2014
Banking on Incumbent Status
Recently the Department of Post (DoP) has been in the news as regards its attempts to obtain a banking license. As analysts point out...
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Mar 14, 2014
National Broadband Plans- Cracks Emerge
Two interesting pieces of news that make me feel like a seer. First a post titled “Fibre fanaticism overrode proper NBN planning says...
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Mar 3, 2014
Renewable Energy for Powering Smart Phones
The Times of India today has an article that reports that scientists have developed bio-batteries that use sugar to generate electricity...
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Feb 22, 2014
Disruptive Technology and Public Funding of High Speed Broadband Networks
In my posts on the issue of National Broadband Plan and Broadband Networks , I have consistently cautioned against creating publicly...
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Feb 11, 2014
Worship Worthy Connectivity
Its been a while since I blogged. Finally found inspiration in a story about a man who was saved from a tigress attack by mobile...
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Jan 17, 2014
Lesssons for US Regulation from Plight of Government Schools in Rural India
An article titled “ Education Scam ” in today’s Financial Express speaks about the poor service delivery from government schools wherein...
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Jan 14, 2014
Progress the E-way
A though provoking article “ Solving Social issues through Technology ” draws attention to the progress India has made in the realm of...
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Jan 9, 2014
Mobile Connections for the Poor-Is this the Right Way
I have written on more than one occasion on USOF India’s Schemes aimed at providing subsidised devices and mobile connections to the...
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Jan 7, 2014
Digital Literacy and the Huge untapped Demand for Internet in Rural India
An article in the Financial Express titled “ Time to Push the Pedal ” highlights yet again the huge potential of imparting digital...
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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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