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Policy Brief June 10, 2022

Response to the proposed National Data Governance Framework Policy, May 2022

By Rajeswari Parasa, Sharmadha Srinivasan, Nikita Kwatra, Upasana Hembram & Sridhar Ganapathy

A national data governance framework policy is a much-needed step in the direction of unlocking public data for various purposes: from improving service delivery, spurring innovation, to even assisting in the fight against misinformation.

Report May 20, 2022

Localising Green Transitions in India

By Sam Downes, Saurabh Modi & Jagan Shah

How India is urbanising threatens to block its path to net zero emissions. Cities must be placed at the centre of the conversation around climate change.

Op-ed April 3, 2022

Opinion | Voluntary masking should be the way forward

By Dr. Reuben Abraham & Dr. Lancelot Pinto

As Mumbai drops its mask mandates, Reuben Abraham and Lancelot Pinto reflect on the way forward to curb airborne transmission

Op-ed February 24, 2022

Opinion | RBI must address three important questions before digital rupee launch

By Nikita Kwatra, Dr. Hemant Adarkar & Vikram Sinha

The proposed technology to develop this, as per the finance minister’s budget speech, is blockchain, a digitally distributed, decentralized, public ledger that exists across a network.

Blog January 15, 2022

COVID-19 : The Mumbai Story

By Anushka Bhansali, Harsh Vardhan Pachisia, Nikita Kwatra, Sofia Imad, Sridhar Ganapathy & Tvesha Sippy

This post explores how Mumbai dealt with the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic

Paper December 23, 2021

An investigation of National Open Government Data Platforms: How can India improve?

By Sridhar Ganapathy, Harsh Vardhan Pachisia, Rajeswari Parasa & Isalyne Gennaro

We study OGD platforms as infrastructure and evaluate them based on their capability, focusing on community engagement and supporting policies and frameworks that govern their creation and use.

Policy Brief December 21, 2021

Policy Brief: Imperative for the civil society and local governments to collaborate post COVID-19

By Isalyne Gennaro, Tvesha Sippy & Anushka Bhansali

During the pandemic, CSOs have been instrumental in ensuring access to basic services.

Paper December 21, 2021

Investigating Collaborative Governance in India’s Urban Slums

By Isalyne Gennaro, Tvesha Sippy, Anushka Bhansali, Kadambari Shah & Sneha P

The authors explore the vulnerabilities of urban slums in India in a COVID-19 context

Paper December 16, 2021

Financing Models for Digital Ecosystems

By Rahul Matthan, Prakhar Misra & Harshita Agrawal

This paper explores various financing models for the digital ecosystem within the Indian setup.

Blog November 23, 2021

Traffic Woes and Recovery Blues!

By Tvesha Sippy & Priya Vedavalli

An effective traffic enforcement system is a crucial input for furthering respect for the rule of law among citizens.

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