Let's Talk Aadhaar & Data Economy

Talk - 1

Lets talk Aadhaar -- Understand Aadhaar, Infrastructure of Digital India and what does it mean to citizens to live in data economy. The talk aims to provide a technology critique's view of ecosystem and predictions based on reading of technology systems in a simple language to non-technology industry person. The talk will also give a brief overview of the data protection committee led by Justice. Sri Krishna and the white paper requesting comments on Data protection framework.

Understanding the role of Aadhaar and its impact data economy, service delivery from government through the prism of technology and understanding the connection between Aadhaar, Aadhaar linking and financial services.

If 1991 is called post economic "reform" / LPG India, 2009 would be post digital "reform" / Digital Data Rich India. I will draw parallel's as to what that means to different sections of society and their economic, social, digital rights.

Technical Overview of Aadhaar, - Layman's version.
Governance stacks - Digital "Reform" - Institutions of DDR.
Data economy - Do citizens have fundamental right to privacy?

FAQ

What it means to link Aadhaar?
How can one benefit / state benefit with Aadhaar? What are pitfalls for both citizen and state with Aadhaar?
Data protection committee - scope and mandate.

Talk - 2

How Aadhaar undermines privacy, security, openness, leads to threats of centralization -- Thoughts from Mozilla on Aadhaar
Organizer
Srikanth L; Shashikanth Palvatla Srikanth, a software engineer by profession has been understanding digital platforms including Aadhaar and digital payment systems for the past year. An open source, opendata enthusiast, Srikanth is deeply concerned with the state of digitization of country and lack of safeguards to protect citizens, many of whom seem to think digital as a magic wand to solve corruption, improve service delivery out of ignorance, while in reality, rights of citizens are being taken away in the name of digitization. Srikanth volunteers with CashlessConsumer (a volunteer initiative to make consumers as stake holders in digital payments), SpeakForMe (An initiative to ask MPs speak for people on their issues with Aadhaar) Shashikanth is a data privacy advocate, believes in free software philosophy and strives to work with open principles. He has grduated from BITS PILANI, pilani campus with B.E.(Hons) EEE. He wishes to bring equality in opportunity. Currently he is an active member of Mozilla Hyderabad community.