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Current Focus: Data governance, AI infrastructure, and digital identity systems in the Global South.
Source: The Economic Times
HyperVerge, Aadhaar, and Surveillance Capitalism in India
HyperVerge, Aadhaar, and Surveillance Capitalism in India
This working paper examines how India’s Aadhaar infrastructure enables a constrained, state-enabled form of surveillance capitalism, using HyperVerge’s facial recognition technology as a case study. Drawing on Zuboff’s theory, Ramanathan’s legal critique, and technical documentation, the paper argues that India’s biometric identity regime allows for the commodification of behavioral data under the cover of public service delivery. It explores implications for AI governance, digital identity systems, and public–private tech infrastructure in the Global South.
Source: People's Army Newspaper
Digital Sovereignty or Dependency? The Political Economy of AI Infrastructure in Vietnam
Digital Sovereignty or Dependency? The Political Economy of AI Infrastructure in Vietnam
This working paper analyzes the political economy of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Vietnam. Through the lenses of neoliberalism and dependency theory, the paper argues that Vietnam follows a hybrid model of digital development: it liberalizes its AI infrastructure sector to attract investment, while retaining regulatory control over critical data flows. Vietnam's legal frameworks, including the 2024 Telecommunications Decree and Data Law, enable foreign operation of AI-enabling infrastructure but reserve discretion over access to national databases and cross-border data transfers. The paper contrasts Vietnam's approach with China's state-capitalist model, arguing that Vietnam's strategy reflects negotiated dependency rather than techno-nationalist autonomy.
Between Protest and Polls: Vietnamese Diasporic Politics in the U.S. and Norway
Between Protest and Polls: Vietnamese Diasporic Politics in the U.S. and Norway
This MA thesis investigates why Vietnamese diaspora communities in the United States and Norway exhibit relatively low political participation despite high citizenship rates and economic success. Using the Civic Voluntarism Model alongside diaspora studies and cultural analysis, the paper argues that political engagement is shaped less by socioeconomic status and more by displacement histories, Confucian norms, and host-country policies. Through comparative analysis, it shows how U.S. enclave formation and targeted outreach enabled activism, while Norway’s dispersal policy and institutional neglect undermined political mobilization. The study offers five policy recommendations and reframes political integration as a question of recruitment, cultural translation, and structural access.
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