{"id":13237,"date":"2022-12-01T16:23:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T10:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/?p=13237"},"modified":"2022-12-01T16:23:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T10:53:51","slug":"episode-50-pramod-varma-on-indias-digital-empowerment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/episodes\/2022\/12\/01\/episode-50-pramod-varma-on-indias-digital-empowerment\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 50: Pramod Varma on India&#8217;s Digital Empowerment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"iframe-class\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/25186644\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/ff1018\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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Pramod Varma joins Vasant Dhar in episode 50 of Brave New World to discuss his pioneering role in setting up large scale digital public infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div><b>Useful resources<\/b>:<br \/>\n1. Pramod Varma on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/in.linkedin.com\/in\/pramodkvarma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/in.linkedin.com\/in\/pramodkvarma&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2Heu8JLNI1F7UHXdvH9XOE\">LinkedIn<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pramodkvarma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/pramodkvarma&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3z3H-ZCpHxET4O2no-eJ6H\">Twitter<\/a>.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiastack.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiastack.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw114uf4k1K28OZJ8GmcIWXU\">India Stack<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aadhaar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aadhaar&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1pCnT3E9771vs7Jc0s1GQm\">Aadhaar<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cca.gov.in\/eSign.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/cca.gov.in\/eSign.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2i5lTYBWhd6q_qzeZo7QHr\">E-Sign<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digilocker.gov.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.digilocker.gov.in\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0w1by3cvw5KdoXmFUkaE1R\">DigiLo<wbr \/>cker<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npci.org.in\/what-we-do\/upi\/product-overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.npci.org.in\/what-we-do\/upi\/product-overview&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1OhpOnfVYez_KSKiD4N0o2\">United Payments Interface<\/a>.<br \/>\n3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/becknprotocol.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/becknprotocol.io\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1LPdEE9g2mZJBgfjKjRQZy\">The Beckn Protocol<\/a>.<br \/>\n4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/episodes\/2021\/06\/24\/episode-15-indias-new-export-a-more-egalitarian-internet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/episodes\/2021\/06\/24\/episode-15-indias-new-export-a-more-egalitarian-internet\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw14gRW6WOA-Z7EV82w_FBIl\">Nandan Nilekani on an Egalitarian Internet<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 15 of Brave New World.<br \/>\n5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=50j_GGeX2uw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v%3D50j_GGeX2uw&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw24IxBMBuRggvwdjHOV63iZ\">Data Democracy: People and Power in the Digital Age<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Nandan Nilekani&#8217;s talk.<br \/>\n6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/technology\/566738-why-the-us-needs-public-private-partnerships-for-digital-infrastructure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/technology\/566738-why-the-us-needs-public-private-partnerships-for-digital-infrastructure\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0kbX498nCf_o9pS2WpoLLf\">Why the US needs public-private partnerships for digital infrastructure<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Vasant Dhar.<br \/>\n7.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/technology\/525991-3-ways-to-increase-social-media-platforms-transparency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/technology\/525991-3-ways-to-increase-social-media-platforms-transparency\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1w3TzsjTkqJX8vcWXd7k8w\">3 ways to increase social media platforms\u2019 transparency<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Vasant Dhar.<br \/>\n8.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_you%27re_a_dog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_you%2527re_a_dog&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0KVpxvnzfjCzZqXuNAu9h2\">On the Internet, nobody knows you\u2019re a dog<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 New Yorker cartoon.<br \/>\n9.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/monkey-cage\/wp\/2018\/09\/25\/who-controls-your-data-india-may-pass-a-law-ensuring-that-you-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/monkey-cage\/wp\/2018\/09\/25\/who-controls-your-data-india-may-pass-a-law-ensuring-that-you-do\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2_T4Ko5P2PdTxGtXZoCTZH\">Who controls your data? India may pass a law ensuring that you do<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Vasant Dhar.<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/vasantdhar.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/vasantdhar.substack.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1669977789173000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2oAL1dqsfMXInCrHN8f7sQ\">Vasant\u00a0Dhar\u2019s newsletter<\/a><\/b>\u00a0on Substack. Subscription is free!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"shariff\" data-twitter-via=\"vasantdhar\" data-title=\"Episode 50: Pramod Varma on India&#8217;s Digital Empowerment\" data-info-url=\"http:\/\/ct.de\/-2467514\" data-backend-url=\"https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/shariff-sharing\/backend\/index.php\" data-temp=\"\/tmp\" data-ttl=\"60\" data-service=\"tl\" data-services='[\"facebook\",\"twitter\",\"linkedin\",\"whatsapp\"]' data-image=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bravenewpodcast.com\/episodes\/2022\/12\/01\/episode-50-pramod-varma-on-indias-digital-empowerment\/\" data-lang=\"en\" data-theme=\"grey\" data-orientation=\"horizontal\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff India has achieved a technological miracle by empowering hundreds of millions of people with the power of identity. 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