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Op-ed July 23, 2020

Opinion| Do India’s Covid-19 patients have a right to privacy?

As India progresses through its ‘unlock’ phases, we can expect to see a proliferation of digital technologies to contain the novel coronavirus’s spread. In these efforts, conserving patient privacy would be critical.

Op-ed July 22, 2020

Opinion | The return of workers to cities isn’t a sign of normalcy

By Dr. Anup Malani & Vaidehi Tandel

Covid-ravaged cities may get a quick boost from returning workers but could yet lose their attraction

Journal Article July 15, 2020

Adaptive Control of COVID-19 outbreaks in India: local, gradual and trigger-based exit paths from lockdown

By Dr. Anup Malani, Satej Soman, Sam Asher, Paul Novosad, Clement Imbert, Vaidehi Tandel, Anish Agarwal & Abdullar Alomar

As India progressively lifts the lockdown in July 2020, the adaptive control model proposes a tool for state governments to control the reopening

Op-ed July 15, 2020

Opinion | Don’t blame dense cities. They have been resilient

By Dr. Reuben Abraham & Vaidehi Tandel

It’s not density, but socioeconomic factors, State capacity, and lack of experience which explain case load

Paper July 14, 2020

Algorithmic Explainability Working Group: Green Paper 001/Discussion Note

By Vikram Sinha

Automated Decision Systems (ADS) have proliferated in recent years, in India as elsewhere, enabled by a rise in big data. They are increasingly crucial components of consumer-market and citizen-state interaction. Thinking through effective, holistic regulatory guidelines that can inform both self- and government regulatory frameworks is therefore critical. A rich body of literature and experience […]

Policy Brief July 14, 2020

Algorithmic Explainability Working Group: Discussion Note 01

By Vikram Sinha

Automated Decision Systems (ADS) are becoming crucial components of consumer-market and citizen-state interactions and need effective, holistic regulatory guidelines.

Op-ed July 9, 2020

Opinion | How can the BMC help Mumbai recover?

COVID-19 has taught us that raising revenues from sustainable sources, reinforcing financial literacy, autonomy of local administrations, and revising the current approach in planning expenditure are essential for good urban governance

Paper June 26, 2020

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 among workers returning to Bihar gives snapshot of COVID across India

By Vaidehi Tandel, Dr. Anup Malani, Dr. Manoj Mohanan, Chanchal Kumar & Jake Kramer

This research tests the prevalence of the virus among returning laborers to Bihar as a snapshot across the country.

Paper June 26, 2020

Prevalence of SARS CoV-2 among workers returning to Bihar gives snapshot of COVID across India

By Dr. Anup Malani, Dr. Manoj Mohanan, Chanchal Kumar, Jake Kramer & Vaidehi Tandel

In light of the Indian lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many migrant workers fled from cities. This research tests the prevalence of the virus among returning laborers to Bihar as a snapshot across the country.

Blog June 15, 2020

Data governance in the times of COVID-19 : A comic series #6

By Sneha P

In this short comic series, we will highlight some data governance dilemmas in the times of the pandemic and share with you our reading list on the subject. This week we discuss intermediary liability.

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