Technology, policy, and inclusion : an intersection of ideas for public policy / edited by Anjal Prakash, Aarushi Jain, Puran Singh, and Avik Sarkar.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 Technology and Policy: Points of Intersection -- Chapter 2 Digital Governance: A Case of COVID Management in India -- Chapter 3 Digital Census and Application of Advanced Technologies in Census: Perspectives from the Forthcoming Census of India -- Chapter 4 Envisioning Smart Real Estate Digital Infrastructure for Madhya Pradesh -- Chapter 5 Critical Success Factors for Enabling a National Data Exchange Platform -- Chapter 6 Striving to Build Citizens’ Trust in Digital World: Data Protection Bill (2021) of India -- Chapter 7 Digital Education Leading to a Digital Divide: As an Emerging Form of Inequality -- Chapter 8 Old Caste Exclusions and New Digital Divides -- Chapter 9 Improving Farmer Income through Digitisation: Analysing e-Markets -- Chapter 10 Technology and Financial Inclusion: A Study of Technology’s Role in the Continuity of Banking Agents

Technology, Policy, and Inclusion looks at the intersections between public policy and technology in India. It explores the barriers in instituting effective governance and development and examines how these can be mitigated through technological interventions in developing countries. Increased digitisation of the economy has added to the development challenges in India and issues such as exclusion and social inequality. This volume stresses the need for governments to leverage technology to bring more vulnerable and marginalised groups into the fold of financial and social inclusion. It also focuses on the importance of regulation for a responsible integration of technologies and minimising risks. The book includes examples and case studies from different areas including management of the COVID-19 pandemic through digital means, real estate digital infrastructure, digital census, e-markets for farmers, and government interventions that use technology to deliver financial services in remote areas of the country. It also outlines various solutions for fostering equity and socio-economic development.