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Mehta, Nalin, 1968-

India's techade : digital revolution and change in the world's largest democracy / Nalin Mehta. - xi, 176 pages illustrations (black and white) 23 cm -

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-174)

Over two decades, and across two different political regimes, the world's largest democracy combined the rise of cheap mobile phones, cheap data and a unique digital ID system to create an unprecedented revolution in digital public goods. This included the rise of path-breaking fintech systems like Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the creation of a new kind of welfare state based on digital direct benefit transfers and interlinked e-governance systems that brought almost half a billion people who never had bank accounts into the financial system. India's Techade pieces together the story of how this digital revolution came to be. It is a crisp, yet comprehensive account of the systems, the innovators, the processes and the political will that drove the digital enterprise across India. A must-read for anyone who wishes to understand the transformative nature of technology and its deep impact on Indian society, politics and culture.



ISBN: 9789357767972 9357767975

Source: Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office

LCCN: 2024307604

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
2000-2099

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Technological innovations--Political aspects--India
Technological innovations--Social aspects--India
Information technology--Economic aspects--Government policy--India
Politics and government
Technological innovations--Political aspects
Technological innovations--Social aspects
Innovations--Aspect social--Inde
Innovations--Aspect politique--Inde
Technologie de l'information--Aspect économique--Politique gouvernementale--Inde

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India--Politics and government--21st century
India
Inde--Politique et gouvernement--21e siècle

LC Class. No.: HC440.T4 / M425 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 303.48/30954