1/n "In the 21st Century, market power and digital power are synonymous." -Nandini Chami

#digitalcommons @E_S_G @bhargirao @leofsaldanha @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

2/n “We’re seeing the emergence of winner-takes-all business models with the emergence of digitalization.” - Nandini

#digitalcommons @E_S_G @bhargirao @leofsaldanha @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @AmbikaTandon @ITforChang @SEWABharat

3/n “Data power is now beginning to be seen as a source of competitive advantage in the market.” - Nandini Chami

#digitalcommons @E_S_G @bhargirao @leofsaldanha @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @AmbikaTandon @ITforChang @SEWABharat

4/n “We live in an age of data mining the ethical limits of which have not yet been defined.” - Nandini Chami

#digitalcommons @E_S_G @bhargirao @leofsaldanha @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @AmbikaTandon @ITforChang @SEWABharat

5/n "The digital commons matters so that we can serve people and not profit." - Nandini Chami

#digitalcommons @bhargirao @leofsaldanha @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

6/n "Big conglomerate like ALI baba are taking over small scale local production farming with the help of data mining, artificial intelligence systems." -Nandini Chami

#digitalcommons @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @AmbikaTandon @ITforChang @SEWABharat

7/n "We collect data and research on enterprises, guide and mentor them." - Dhruv Chakraverti

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

8/n "The enterprise system of SEWA trains people in basic digital literacy." - Dhruv Chakraverti

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

9/n "free for use digital services like are enabling increasing participation from the grassroots" - Dhruv Chakraverti

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

10/n “There are many households in India where access to internet is mediated by male members. Thus socio-economic aspects of access are key.”-Dhruv Chakraverti

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @AmbikaTandon @ITforChange

11/n “We don’t want to ignore the underlying issues of digital India, the main one being access to instruments and digital literacy” - Dhruv Chakraverti
#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed @ambikatandon

12/n “We are developing a network in different parts of the country through our seva network to facilitate gathering” - Anupriya

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

13/n "Network developing has become easier for the members because of open softwares like kobo which support multilingual interface, enabling members in the grassroot to operate them and collect data in their regional languages" - Anupriya S

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary

14/n “Tourism has suffered very badly due to covid. Seva athithi was a step to help provide an alternate source of livelihood to those who had lost their jobs” - Anupriya S

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

15/n “Digital interventions in this project have helped us connect to members in inaccessible regions. ”-Anupriya S

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

16/n "Access to connectivity needs good bandwidth and infrastructure, and we need a good infrastructure to enable the use of such tools specially in tough geographical areas "
- Anupriya S

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

17/n “In a place like Uttarakhand where connectivity is an issue, reduces the effectivity of a virtual experience” - Anupriya S
#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

18/n “Right now in India there are so many data collection initiatives more so due to the pandemic. But this is highly problematic due to the lack of a data protection bill”- Nandini Chami
#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

19/n “Building digital commons is a highly investment-intensive exercise, in which the state has to play a major role.”-Nandini Chami #digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

20/n “Data management and business should be done by workers cooperatives and data which is sourced from communities should be available to communities for their own use, but we do not have such narratives”- Nandini Chami

#digitalcommons @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

21/n “SEWA’s farm-to-table initiative connects farmers to end-markets through digital tools.”-Dhruv Chakraverti

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

22/n “Through our platform we only collect data that we know we have use for, unlike other platforms.”-Dhruv Chakraverti

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

23/n "Our Ghar Par SEWA platform helps to connect home care providers with the market." - Dhruv Chakraverti

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

24/n “This is a move to towards formalization of the informal market and towards greater social security.”-Dhruv Chakraverti

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

25/n "During the pandemic, a lot of workers have been left in the lurch by digital platforms that employ them." - Dhruv Chakraverti

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

26/n “The Ghar par sewa platform unlike others where workers are forced to use it on a smartphone and in English, we are working towards making it language friendly and usable through various devices” - Dhruv Chakraverti
#digitalcommons @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

27/n “We haven’t been able to solve the problem of digital inclusion- in some places in Orissa digital penetration is as low as 6%.”-Nandini Chami #digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

28/n "The reality in many households is access to the internet on shared gadgets." - Nandini Chami

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

29/n “Addressing cyber violence and access to internet for women is a neglected policy area so far.”-Nandini Chami #digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

30/n "There is an ardent desire for techno-solutionism over the last few years." -Deepthi Bharthur

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

31/n “In the Global South, India is a promising candidate for developing digital commons.”- Deepti Barthur

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

32/n “We don’t have the capital to capture market share. Incremental building is the strategy we have to use.”-Dhruv Chakraverti #digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

33/n “Some of our programs have started on platforms like Whatsapp and we’ve slowly switched away and scaled up.”-Dhruv Chakraverti

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

34/n “The VC model is not particularly profitable. Companies in the digital sector generally, even Amazon, struggle to be profitable.”-Deepti Barthur

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

35/n "Most massive digital platforms like Amazon, Google, Facebook and Uber struggle to make profits." - Deepthi Bharthur

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

36/n “There is a need for businesses to by viable and sustainable” - Deepthi Bharthur

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

37/n “Everyone wants to jump onto the digital bandwagon without understanding what it entails.”- Nitya Nangalia

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

38/n “People want to invest money in digital platforms without understanding issues such as access.”- Nitya Nangalia #digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

39/n “Rather than investing in digital platforms people should invest in accessibility, because none of these platforms can be put to use without accessibility” - Nitya Nangalia
#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

40/n “As far as govt collaborations go, we are focusing on helping govts with building their own digital platforms.”-Nitya Nangalia #digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

41/n “We need a data constitutionalism on the global level, along the lines of the global human rights discourse.”- Deepti Barthur #digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

42/n “Apart from personal data, it is equally important to govern the collection of non-personal data.”- Deepti Barthur

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

43/n “Non-personal data is actually fuelling the rise of digital monopolies.”- Deepti Barthur

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange

44/n "The people from whom data is generated do have a right to decide how it is used." - Deepthi Bharthur

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @ITforChange @SEWAFed

45/n "This will help in creating community data, which we see as a stepping stone from acheiving digital commons.”- Deepti Barthur

#digitalcommons #interdisciplinary @SEWABharat @SEWAFed @ITforChange @leofsaldanha @bhargirao