Digital Society

Investment Strategy

India is rapidly digitising. Digitisation is an invaluable tool in addressing the development needs of the country faster, better and cheaper. Our goal is to enable every Indian to feel empowered and safe when she is online, reap benefits from technology, and face minimal harm from its risks. For this, we need to collectively create a thriving and well-governed digital and data economy. We also need the widespread adoption of responsible tech practices: inclusion, privacy, security, transparency and good governance.

Our investments and grants span the following themes

Informed and active internet users

Building appreciation of the benefits and risks of the data and attention economy
Enabling individuals to take steps to protect themselves from digital harms
Building a thriving community of tech innovators who drive progress towards responsible tech practices

Responsible tech by businesses

B2B solutions for privacy and good data governance
Business models that use responsible tech practices as differentiators to build customer trust
New models that value and monetize data differently, and in an individual-centric manner
Stewardship on responsible tech practices and standards by tech product leaders

Inclusion and Safeguards

Evidence to inform the design, refinement, and user-experience of tech for public functions
Capacity-building of policymakers, and external change-makers and communities engaged on these issues
Solutions for equitable access to the digital economy and welfare benefits using tech

Improving Data Governance Policies

Evidence and frameworks that decision-makers can use to set policies for the data economy
Elements include data privacy, non-personal data, governance of tech businesses, and online speech regulation

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