technology

Rethinking The NID: Inclusion, Data Justice, and Tech Solutionism
September 19, 2023x
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Rethinking The NID: Inclusion, Data Justice, and Tech Solutionism

#Ep.065 The National Identity Card Project, an effort to digitize nationality through the distribution of a biometric-informed electronic card, began as part of Nepal’s e-Governance mission back in 2008. After years of delay, the NID is now in full swing, with almost 10.3 million individual data collected so far. Although the government initially touted the project for upholding Good Governance, m...

Sixit Bhatta On the Past and the Future of Tech Entrepreneurship in Nepal
September 05, 2023x
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Sixit Bhatta On the Past and the Future of Tech Entrepreneurship in Nepal

#Ep.063 Thanks to its youthful workforce and cost-effective labor, Nepal's appeal as an emerging tech destination is evident. The country harbors aspirations of becoming a global IT hub but faces a formidable obstacle course. Various policy roadblocks and a dearth of state support have held back the tech industry from ascending beyond its infancy, preventing it from evolving into a research...

Rajib Subba on Investigating Nepal’s Cybersecurity Landscape
May 23, 2023x
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Rajib Subba on Investigating Nepal’s Cybersecurity Landscape

#Ep.044 Due to its novelty, Cyberspace is an obscure topic for most people. While individual ignorance of cyberspace and its threats might be a considerable vulnerability, the stakes are significantly higher when the same ignorance is seen among States. Yet, most Governments still do not pay attention to building up their cybersecurity, and the situation is worse for developing countries like ...

Deepak Adhikari on Fact-Checking to Curb Nepal’s Infodemic
February 21, 2023x
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Deepak Adhikari on Fact-Checking to Curb Nepal’s Infodemic

In February 2020, just two months into the Covid-19 Pandemic, the World Health Organization announced another contagious threat to humans, an infodemic. They defined the phenomenon as ​​an excess of information, including false or misleading information, in digital and physical environments during a disease outbreak. Today, almost a year after the pandemic ceased, the infodemic persists. The glob...

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