Tech & Democracy: Brain Surgery in a Taxi

In this episode of Tech Mirror, Johanna speaks to Nitin Pai, co-founder and director of the Takshashila Institution, an independent think tank and school of public policy based in Bengaluru. In a thought-provoking conversation, the pair discuss the complex relationship between the tech industry and government, the global contest between open and closed information orders, hacking of minds, and how we can use technology to strengthen 21 century democracy.  

Relevant Links: 

The Takshashila Institution https://takshashila.org.in/ 

Takshashila Report - An Open Tech Strategy for India (A Working Draft) https://takshashila.org.in/research/an-open-tech-strategy-for-india

Freedom to Think: The Long Struggle to Liberate Our Minds by Susie Alegre: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/60450548 

Conceptualising Information Warfare https://notes.nitinpai.in/In+no+particular+order/Conceptualising+Information+Warfare  

Technology & Policy: GCPP https://school.takshashila.org.in/gcpp-technology-policy 

Follow: 

Nitin Pai on Twitter: @acorn 

Takshashila on Twitter: @TakshashilaInst 

Tech Policy Design Centre on Twitter: @TPDesignCentre