Sam Pitroda and Julian Huppert discuss the ethics of technology and data sharing and what this could mean for governance.
Sam Pitroda is an Indian telecommunication engineer, inventor and entrepreneur. He is popularly known as the Father of India's Computer and IT Revolution. He advised Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on computerization in the 1980’s and more recently was advisor to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. He is a known philanthropist and chairs 5 major NGOs.
In his latest book, 'Redesign the World - A Global Call to Action' Pitroda argues for democratisation of information to ensure state accountability towards citizens.
