India’s high-tech governance risks leaving behind its poorest citizens
The government’s digital-first solutions are inaccessible to millions
ACQUIRING A DRIVER’S licence in Delhi, India’s capital, requires a single 20-minute visit packing in a computerised exam and a brisk, efficient road test. The applicant’s phone pings as she exits the centre: “Congratulations! Licence will arrive by post within 24 hours.” At 8.30am the following morning a courier delivers the sleek, chip-enabled new card.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Seeing like a state”
Asia October 16th 2021
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