What India Needs: Making Data Work for India with Syed Nazakat

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India is data-rich. But are we data-smart?

What will it take for India to turn vast amounts of data into better governance and smarter decision-making?

In this episode, Shutapa Paul speaks with Syed Nazakat, Founder & CEO of DataLEADS, as they explore India's digital public infrastructure, the importance of data quality, misinformation in the age of AI, and the role of information integrity in governance.

They also discuss why collecting data is only the first step, how reliable information influences public policy, and what India must do to build systems that are accurate, accountable and prepared for an AI-driven future.

From digital governance to AI preparedness, this conversation looks at what it will take for India to move beyond collecting data to effectively using it to make better decisions.

Tune in to hear insights on data, governance, AI and the future of public decision-making.

Catch the full conversation on YouTube or listen on Spotify.

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00:00:00- Intro

00:02:18- Are we data rich or data smart?

00:04:23- The scale of India's digital public infrastructure

00:06:10- Balancing massive tech hubs with environmental sustainability

00:07:42- Pushing for responsible AI leadership in the Global South

00:10:40- The challenge of poor-quality data in institutional governance

00:13:08- Addressing structural flaws and gender disparity in public health data

00:16:20- The upcoming digital census and its role in evidence-based policy

00:30:07- Founding DataLEADS: Transitioning from journalism to data curation

00:37:53- Combatting the deepfake crisis with indigenous detection technology

00:44:32- Driving AI digital preparedness and training at the grassroots level

00:47:56- Blind spots, accountability, and cross-border lessons

00:51:06- Outro

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