India’s 2026 BRICS Chairship brought the 7th ICT Working Group Meeting to Pune, focusing on connectivity, AI, digital public infrastructure, cybersecurity and digital innovation. The meeting highlighted the growing importance of multilateral cooperation in shaping the future of emerging technologies.
Somewhere in a Gram Panchayat office in a district few outsiders could locate on a map, a clerk logs a birth certificate request onto a screen instead of a register. It takes minutes, not weeks. Multiply that moment by hundreds of crores of transactions. You begin to understand why July 1, 2026 †the day…
Ethiopia’s $350 million Fayda Digital ID project aims to provide legal identity to millions, enabling access to banking, healthcare, and public services. Inspired by India Stack, it promises faster service delivery and inclusion, especially for women and refugees, while raising concerns around privacy and data governance. A Huge Bet on Identity The World Bank approved…
India and Finland have launched a Strategic Partnership in Digitalisation and Sustainability, focusing on AI, 6G, digital public infrastructure, and green energy to boost inclusive growth. Both countries also aim to double bilateral trade by 2030 and strengthen cooperation in technology, innovation, and sustainability. India and Finland have elevated their bilateral relationship to a “Strategic…
Today, India can send rockets to the Moon with precision, yet a courier still struggles to find the right house down the street. This predicament has stinging implications. A decades-old 6-digit PIN tries to search for a needle in a haystack, leaving little room for efficient logistics or the smooth delivery of government benefits. For…
As the world converges on Doha between 4 and 6 November 2025 for the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2), the atmosphere will be one of guarded hope. Three decades have passed since leaders first congregated in Copenhagen in 1995 and promised to make social justice, employment, and inclusion the pillars of development. The…
