Full Name
Vidushi Chaturvedi
Position
Advisor, Union Public Services Commission and former civil servant
Speaker Bio
With 25 years of experience as an Indian Civil Servant, Vidushi Chaturvedi has worked in diverse sectors including social, finance and technology. These include women and child development; health and family welfare; education; non-tax revenue assessment; as well as communications and IT.
How do emerging technology innovations help solve problems faced by humanity – issues around access, inclusion, affordability, equitable growth opportunities…?
Gender justice, climate resilience, sustainable development, societal values, trust – how are these impacted by the transformative technologies unleashed in the form of Artificial Intelligence, Quantum computing, biotechnology…these have been part of her engagements in NITI Aayog in Frontier Tech Hub, till recently. Currently, she is working on research for her book on AI and the foundations of democracy, besides taking sessions on AI regulation and policy to ensure that AI works for us.
While serving in the Unique Identification Authority of India, Aadhaar, she decided to upskill herself in the area of technology regulation and law. Her recently completed LLM in technology, innovation and entrepreneurship with a focus on cybersecurity, privacy rights and artificial intelligence from Seattle University Washington, USA equips her to help shape the evolving AI landscape in India and the world. Vidushi also holds a PhD in International politics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Vidushi is a zealous advocate for women’s empowerment. As the Chairperson of the Internal Complaints Committee set up under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act 2013, she has attempted to serve gender justice. She was also supervising the implementation of the PC&PNDT (prohibition of sex selection) Act, 1994 and defended the legislation in FOGSI v Govt. of India (2019), where the Act was upheld by the Supreme Court.
Her strengths include policy formulation, governance, auditing of systems, financial management and budgeting, drafting of subordinate legislations, overseeing implementation of laws, social research and advocacy of gender / privacy rights, ethics in technology and effective regulation of Artificial Intelligence.
How do emerging technology innovations help solve problems faced by humanity – issues around access, inclusion, affordability, equitable growth opportunities…?
Gender justice, climate resilience, sustainable development, societal values, trust – how are these impacted by the transformative technologies unleashed in the form of Artificial Intelligence, Quantum computing, biotechnology…these have been part of her engagements in NITI Aayog in Frontier Tech Hub, till recently. Currently, she is working on research for her book on AI and the foundations of democracy, besides taking sessions on AI regulation and policy to ensure that AI works for us.
While serving in the Unique Identification Authority of India, Aadhaar, she decided to upskill herself in the area of technology regulation and law. Her recently completed LLM in technology, innovation and entrepreneurship with a focus on cybersecurity, privacy rights and artificial intelligence from Seattle University Washington, USA equips her to help shape the evolving AI landscape in India and the world. Vidushi also holds a PhD in International politics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Vidushi is a zealous advocate for women’s empowerment. As the Chairperson of the Internal Complaints Committee set up under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act 2013, she has attempted to serve gender justice. She was also supervising the implementation of the PC&PNDT (prohibition of sex selection) Act, 1994 and defended the legislation in FOGSI v Govt. of India (2019), where the Act was upheld by the Supreme Court.
Her strengths include policy formulation, governance, auditing of systems, financial management and budgeting, drafting of subordinate legislations, overseeing implementation of laws, social research and advocacy of gender / privacy rights, ethics in technology and effective regulation of Artificial Intelligence.
