| No Images? Click here   The Kenyan High Court is evaluating and litigating the constitutionality of their very own national digital identity programme - Huduma Namba. The similarities of proposed or recently implemented digital identity programmes play themselves out across geographies, from Malaysia and the Philippines, to Kenya, Jamaica and Venezuela. World over, there is a proliferation of centralised and ubiquitous digital identity programmes backed by governments, and international agencies. The world is clearly not learning from the Indian experience; some still insist on trying to pitch Aadhaar as a shining example of the benefits of national digital identity.  Ever since the first electric rickshaws were spotted on Delhi’s streets in 2010; India has witnessed a silent e-mobility revolution powered by what Indians are best known for: Doing smart things with almost no resources, and often by breaking the law.Over 60 million Indians commute each day on a fleet over 1.5 million electric rickshaws that are mysteriously charged each night, despite the fact that the country has no formal charging infrastructure, and that most e-rickshaw drivers live in working class settlements without proper electricity connections.  New to this email? You can sign up here.You can also follow HuffPost India on Flipboard.©2019 HuffPost India | Worldmark 3, FL 3, Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037 |
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