This book explores digital empowerment and digital inclusion, examining emerging technologies and public policy for a secure and inclusive digital future. It covers digital inclusion, cybersecurity, ethical governance, and communication, making key technical and policy concepts accessible to a broad audience. Readers gain practical knowledge in digital communication, privacy protection, cyber laws, and ethical practices in cyberspace. The book also discusses emerging trends such as blockchain, decentralised governance, and intelligent digital infrastructure, bridging technical understanding with public policy.

Key Features:

· Explores global best practices and digital literacy programs for secure engagement

· Includes case studies on DigiLocker, BHIM, e-Hospitals, and other public platforms, with analysis of emerging technologies like blockchain and AI in governance

·Discusses cybersecurity fundamentals, online threats, encryption, and privacy mechanisms

·Guides on effective digital communication, collaborative platforms, and legal and ethical issues, including GDPR, IT Act, and digital rights

The book is for Students, academicians, professionals, and policymakers interested in digital transformation, e-governance, cybersecurity, and public policy.

Dr Sachin Kumar

Dr Sachin Kumar is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Cluster Innovation Centre (CIC), University of Delhi(UoD), Delhi, India. He is Executive Officer of the University of Delhi Foundation. He has been awarded PhD degree from the Department of Computer Science, University of Delhi(UoD) on a thesis titled “Modeling and Prediction of Building Energy Performance Using Machine Learning Approaches”. The thesis research work has been published in the domain of urban computing and smart systems in reputed international high-impact factor SCI/SCIE/Scopus journals and conferences, such as Energy and Buildings (Elsevier, IF=7.6), Sustainable Cities and Societies (Elsevier, IF=11.5), and Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks (Elsevier, IF=5.6). He worked as a software development engineer(SDE) with IHS Markit Information Mosaic, London, United Kingdom(UK), where he designed and developed software products and services using the latest technologies in finance, securities, and share market domain. Currently, he is teaching courses and supervising research and development in the areas of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning/Deep Learning, AI for Social Good, Fairness and Privacy issues in AI, Digital Governance, Urban Computing, Social Networks, and Media Analysis and Computational Social Systems. He has published more than 50 research publications. He has also authored a book on operating systems titled "Operating Systems: Concept Building and Problem Solving Approach", published by Cengage Publication, USA. He has participated in and demonstrated his research works at domain-specific, highly reputed international conferences such as IEEE-ELM, ISTA, ISDA, IEEE-WCCI, IEEE-IJCNN, ACM-ICEGOV, etc. He has been invited as a resource person to several meetings, faculty development programs (FDPs), refresher courses, and workshops to share his knowledge and expertise. His main thrust is to develop technological artefacts to solve societal problems with the application of technology, specifically Artificial Intelligence, and their deployment in a real-world environment. He also writes about technology and social issues in national newspapers/web portals and creates digital content on the social media handles and on the YouTube channel "@profsachinkumar/profsachinkumar1" to raise awareness about technology and social issues.

Dr. Amna Mirza

Dr. Amna Mirza is an Academician, Author, Social Entrepreneur, and Curator of Ideas on technology and society. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Shyama Prasad Mukherji College for Women, University of Delhi, and a former Associate Professor at Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, India. She has done Masters's Degree in Political Science from Hindu College, University of Delhi, and M.Phil & PhD from the Dept of Political Science, University of Delhi. She has 8 books to her credit, which were well-received by academia, media, and others alike. She has more than 20 research papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals & has participated in more than 100 conferences at the national and international level for paper presentations and as a resource person to deliver invited lectures, amongst others. She has patents awarded by the governments of Australia and India, supervised two PhD candidates, pursued two research projects, and contributed to MOOCs, among others. She has also pursued additional coursework from HarvardX, amongst others. Her research areas include Digital transformation, Industry 4.0, Foreign Affairs, Digital Society, International Political Economy, Globalization, and International Relations. An avid traveler, voracious reader & vegan, her academic initiatives took her to the University of Duisburg Essen (Germany) and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), amongst others. She is a recipient of 'The Godfray Philips Golden Ovary Award', the St. Stephens College Centenary Medal for 'character combined with learning', the Bharat Nirman Award for Women Entrepreneurship, the Mook-Nayak National Award, and the Business Rankers Women Achievement Award, amongst others. She has been associated with art & culture festivals and regularly contributes columns to several newspapers in multiple languages.