The increasing availability of digital data reflecting economic and human development, and
in particular the availability of data emitted as a by-product of people's use of technological …

This paper seeks to illuminate the significance of datafication for anti-poverty programmes,
meaning social protection schemes designed specifically for poor people. The conversion of …

Diving into an original and unusually positive case study from India, Patching Development
shows how development programs can be designed to work. How can development …

Justice as such is not a new idea. Since the time of Plato and Aristotle, justice has been
conceived as a moral and political standard of how people ought to conduct themselves and …

In this paper, I aim to explore in what ways a digital identity system affects the relationship
between state and citizen. Invoking 'seeing the state'as an analytical lens and adopting …

What are the effects of biometric and digital technologies on social protection for the poor in
India? Drawing on ethnographic research from rural Tamil Nadu, this paper presents …

Through an ethnographic focus on Muslim neighbourhoods in a North Indian city, this article
traces the effects of increasing digitisation of Public Distribution Systems (PDS) and ID …

This paper reflects on the author's nine-year research on the transformation of India's Public
Distribution System (PDS) enacted through digital technologies first and, more recently …

It is increasingly challenging for policymakers and other stakeholders to appreciate the
growing complexity of the digital identity ecosystem, the technologies involved, and the …

The global digital divide is sometime presented as the primary obstacle to developmental
convergence between world regions. On the other hand mobile phone and internet …