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Expectations From Technology And The Indian State: Comparing Interventions And The Judiciary, Nupur Chowdhury, Nidhi Srivastava

Nupur Chowdhury

The Indian State’s expectations from technology in terms of its role in economic development has been an important factor, in shaping public policy in India. Post-independence the government through its five year plans laid the essential groundwork for sustained public investment in technology development in specific sectors, like agriculture. Since the early eighties, the interventions were more forthright – departments were set up to channel public research investment and promote technologies like biotechnology and information technology. This illustrated a shift from purposive technology towards embracing an all-encompassing technology vision that formed the core of the economic development agenda, considered a …