India : what digital tools for development ?
PROGRAM:
Monday, June 12th : The rural and urban faces of digital India
9:30 am - 10 am : welcome coffee
Welcome remarks by Dr Vanessa Scherrer, Vice-President for International Affairs Sciences Po and introduction by Dr Christophe Jaffrelot (CERI - Sciences Po).
10 am - 1 pm : First round table on “Digital tools and public policies, the Aadhaar program” with Prof. Reetika Khera (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi) and Dr Nicolas Belorgey (CNRS). Chair : Dr Kriti Kapila (King’s College London).
1 pm - 2 pm : catered lunch
2 pm - 5 pm : Second round table on “Development of smart cities in India” with Dr Marie-Hélène Zérah (Institute of Research for Development) and Assoc. Prof. Sukriti Issar (CRIS, Sciences Po). Chair : Tanmay Misra (Carter Center’s India Policy Initiative).
Tuesday, June 13th : Inclusionary or exclusionary digitization ?
9:30 am - 10 am : welcome coffee
10 am - 1 pm : Third round table on “Digital tools : financial inclusion or war against cash ?” with Yamini Aiyar (Centre for Policy Research) and Jérôme Büchler (Identity Consultant, World Bank). Chair : Dr Peter Addo (AFD).
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm : catered lunch
2 pm - 5 pm : Fourth round table on “Personal Data Protection : the EU – India debate and dialogue” with Mishi Choudhary (Technology lawyer) and Bruno Gencarelli (European Commission). Chair: Jeanne Sulzer (Attorney at law).
Contacts :
Scientific coordination : christophe.jaffrelot@sciencespo.fr and nicolas.belorgey@cnrs.fr
General coordination : etienne.cazin@sciencespo.fr and alexandre.mariani@sciencespo.fr