WASHINGTON — During a recent stint in India, Priya Jaisinghani Vora, CEO of Future State, focused on the country’s unique approach to privacy and data. The stated goal of the initiative she leads, which is supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, is “to ensure the data revolution helps the world’s poor gain access to new services and information that can improve their lives.”
Vora said her time in India — where the government is pushing a number of technological tools that make it easier for individuals to manage and leverage their data — underscored both the benefits and risks of data for development.
“I think we’re just starting to understand the repercussions of data and what it means for companies and governments to know so much about us,” she said when she addressed the crowd of 1,000 global development professionals during the morning plenary of Devex World.