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The Dazzle of the Digital
Unbundling India Online
- Available for pre-order on August 29, 2022. Item will ship after September 19, 2022
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Book Description
The Dazzle of the Digital is written in the context of digital technology’s inextricable link with progress and modernity in India, with the Covid pandemic in the backdrop. Digital technology such as smartphones and the internet exemplify the popular ideal of a modernity where the proliferation of data and information seamlessly translates into knowledge and value. The authors attempt to wrestle with this impulsive conflation of the digital with the modern, and argue that the former can sometimes retard progress rather than foster it. They provide examples from various spheres – ranging from public service delivery to private markets – to unpack the pitfalls of a blinkered view on modernity.
The book presents an objective take on the potential of digital technology, written with the hope that it will prompt greater societal reflection on technology as a lever for advancement, at a time when the march of everything digital is inexorable.
Table of Contents
Lists of Figures
List of Tables
Series Editor's Foreword (Saurabh Dube)
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction – The Dazzle of the Digital
2. A Brief History of the Politics of Technology in India
3. Defaulting to e-Governance
4. Is Data the New Oil?
5. Digital in the Time of COVID
6. Conclusion – Stepping Back to Leap Forward
Author(s)
Biography
Meghna Bal; Fellow, Esya Centre
Vivan Sharan; Partner, Koan Advisory Group