Digital Public Infrastructure and Citizenship: In Conversation with Dr Preeti Mudliar

About this episode

Lisa Singh and Dr Preeti Mudliar discuss the impact of digital infrastructure on welfare systems and citizenship.

In the latest episode of Chats Over Chai, CEO Lisa Singh sits down with Dr Preeti Mudliar, CAIR Maitri Fellow, to explore how digital infrastructure is reshaping welfare systems, food security and concepts of citizenship. Lisa and Preeti unpack India’s biometric-mediated food security system, examine the growing role of technology in governance, and discuss how digital infrastructure is redefining the concept of substantive citizenship globally.

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Singh

Guest: Dr Preeti Mudliar

Topics covered

• digital infrastructure
• citizenship
• food security
• governance
• biometric systems

Keywords

• digital public infrastructure
• citizenship
• food security
• biometric systems
• governance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CAIR Maitri

Places: India

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