Search: For - R

28179 results found

Digital Euro: Aspirations of a sovereign alternative to crypto-assets
Jul 31, 2021

Digital Euro: Aspirations of a sovereign alternative to crypto-assets

With plans of launching the digital euro project, the Eurozone aims at producing “a riskless, accessible and efficient form of central bank money”

Digital Futures: Leveraging G20 for UK-India Cooperation
Aug 04, 2022

Digital Futures: Leveraging G20 for UK-India Cooperation

India will assume the presidency of the G20 in 2023. One of the key policy challenges for India and other member states is how to regulate the global digital economy. Once a fringe policy issue, the global digital economy is now central to the G20 agenda, with significant implications for individuals, corporations, and governments. Bilateral cooperation within the G20 system can provide additional resources and capability to any presidency, which

Digital governance: Need for regulating cloud ecosystem
Oct 04, 2014

Digital governance: Need for regulating cloud ecosystem

India will become a digital society. It is also deploying all the right pieces and infrastructure for a digital economy. The foundation for both will be the cloud ecosystem, which, however, needs to be protected through a robust policy and legal framework.

Digital India: Aspirations high in smaller cities than in metros
Oct 20, 2015

Digital India: Aspirations high in smaller cities than in metros

People in smaller cities of India were more hopeful about the prospects of Digital India than the people in big cities which are traditionally thought of as 'tech savvy', according to a survey conducted by Observer Research Foundation.

Digital inequality in China: Lessons for a digital India
May 29, 2019

Digital inequality in China: Lessons for a digital India

China has drawn worldwide attention in recent years for its rapid digitalisation, which happens to overlap with the three focul points of Digital Indi

Digital is not always the answer
Jul 18, 2023

Digital is not always the answer

Digital currency alone cannot be a magical remedy for a nation's economic challenges

Digital minilaterals and new approaches to technology cooperation
Dec 30, 2020

Digital minilaterals and new approaches to technology cooperation

Minilateral forums and nontraditional groupings will fill a global policy vacuum, enable deeper, nuanced debates, and help public discourse and debate

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022: Reservations and recommendations
Nov 29, 2022

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022: Reservations and recommendations

The recent iteration of Digital Personal Data Protection Bill has welcome changes, however, has lacunae that needs to be addressed

Digital Public Goods in times of crises: The COVID-19 pandemic and digital sovereignty
Oct 26, 2022

Digital Public Goods in times of crises: The COVID-19 pandemic and digital sovereignty

An analysis of how the DHIS2 open-source platform was used in Sri Lanka, Norway, and Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic

Digital rights in 2021: Perspectives from Kenya
Jan 08, 2021

Digital rights in 2021: Perspectives from Kenya

In the coming years, many will be watching to see whether mobile network operators will manage to retain the 2.8 million new mobile money subscribers

Digital Ruble: Growing influence amidst sanctions?
Aug 01, 2023

Digital Ruble: Growing influence amidst sanctions?

As the Digital Ruble becomes more accessible, it promises to revolutionise financial transactions and reshape Russia's financial landscape

Digital Southeast Asia: Opportunities for Australia–India cooperation to support the region in the post-COVID-19 context
Feb 10, 2022

Digital Southeast Asia: Opportunities for Australia–India cooperation to support the region in the post-COVID-19 context

The accelerated digital transformation has provided India and Australia with ample opportunities to work together and in collaboration with other like

Digital strategies for disaster management: Lessons from Kashmir
Sep 19, 2014

Digital strategies for disaster management: Lessons from Kashmir

The Kashmir floods have exposed our communication faultlines. Why is there no disaster management plan in the case of a communication blackout? This is perhaps even more pertinent given that the remote corners of India, be they coastal, mountainous or otherwise, are not well connected to modern telecom networks.

Digital tug of war: The battle for monetary control
Jul 17, 2023

Digital tug of war: The battle for monetary control

The emergence of private digital currencies poses a potential challenge to central banks’ control, introducing new dynamics and possibilities that c

Digital twin: Making India’s clean energy architecture versatile
Mar 26, 2024

Digital twin: Making India’s clean energy architecture versatile

The use of digital twin technologies in renewable energy ecosystems will benefit producers, consumers, and governments alike

Digital Wise: How will we prepare ourselves for the future?
Oct 13, 2020

Digital Wise: How will we prepare ourselves for the future?

Whole brain function is required to support not only analysis functions — where we zoom in to see the detail — but also synthesis functions where

Digital Yuan: Is the renminbi ready to take on the dollar?
Jun 27, 2022

Digital Yuan: Is the renminbi ready to take on the dollar?

The development of China's Digital Yuan is another step in the process of internationalising the renminbi. Will this threaten the dollar's internation

Digitalisation of confrontation: 2020 continues the trend
Dec 30, 2020

Digitalisation of confrontation: 2020 continues the trend

There is high urgency for new international legislation which would prevent unfriendly actors from using contemporary technologies for psychological w

Dilemmas in disaster management: SAARC under scrutiny
Feb 29, 2024

Dilemmas in disaster management: SAARC under scrutiny

The lack of initiative and political will has led to the marginalisation of the SAARC sector of disaster management from mainstream efforts in South A

Diplomacy and Image-Building: India Rides on its Soft Power
May 24, 2023

Diplomacy and Image-Building: India Rides on its Soft Power

India has projected its soft power for centuries, long before the concept was even defined by political analysts. In the past decade, the country wielded its soft power in a more systematic way in the practice of diplomacy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in power since 2014, is becoming known for his passionate use of India’s soft-power assets through both an effective media management strategy and an intelligent use of social media. This Brief

Diplomacy in a divided world
Apr 21, 2021

Diplomacy in a divided world

Diplomacy is not often revolutionary. This does not fit well in a time that wants rapid change and immediate solutions to problems.

Diplomacy is another victim of the virus
Apr 28, 2020

Diplomacy is another victim of the virus

China’s “wolf warriors” are just responding to pressures that envoys everywhere are feeling in the age of social media.