Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- An introduction to the digital moment in India -- Section1: information technology in a liberalised economy -- The software industry in India -- Mobile phones in India : issues related to access and use -- Government 1.0 and information technology -- Telecommunications and universal service obligations in India -- A critique of ICTs in development -- Section: 3: government 2.0 and information technology -- E-government, e-governance, and governmentality -- Intellectual property conundrums and the state in the era of the digital -- Public sector software in India -- Section: 4: contested information technology -- Piracy in the contested city : access, distribution and equity -- Index -- About the author.