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Jaijit Bhattacharya
Alma materIndian Institute of Technology Kanpur (BTech); Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (MBA); Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (PhD)
Occupation(s)Technology policy analyst; academic; entrepreneur; author
Known forPresident of the Centre for Digital Economy Policy Research; member of the ICANN Country Code Names Supporting Organization Council
Websitec-dep.org

Jaijit Bhattacharya is an Indian technology policy expert, academic and author. He is the president of the Centre for Digital Economy Policy Research (C-DEP), has served in leadership roles across industry and consulting, and was appointed to the Council of the Country Code Names Supporting Organization (ccNSO) at ICANN.[1][2][3]

He has authored/edited books on e-governance, including Technology in Government (2006) and e-Gov 2.0: Policies, Processes and Technologies (2012), and has written columns for Outlook, India Today and ETGovernment.[4][5][6][7][8]

Early life and education

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Bhattacharya studied electrical engineering (BTech) at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, earned an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, and received a PhD in computer science and engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.[9]

Career

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In the early 2000s, Bhattacharya headed the Oracle-HP e-Governance Centre of Excellence in India, conducting workshops for senior government officials on digital governance.[10] He later served as Director for Government Advisory/Global Government Affairs at Hewlett-Packard in South Asia,[5][11] and was a partner in the Economics and Policy Practice at KPMG in India.[12]

According to his profile in MIT Sloan Management Review India, he has also headed the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) in India at the World Economic Forum and has advised governments on digital public infrastructure and policy reform.[9]

Bhattacharya is the president of the Centre for Digital Economy Policy Research (C-DEP), an Indian policy think tank focused on technology-led economic growth and trade remedies.[13]

Internet governance

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In August 2024, ICANN announced Bhattacharya’s appointment as a member of the ccNSO Council representing the Asia–Pacific region; he took up the role at ICANN 81 in November 2024.[1][2] ICANN listings and Council minutes record him as a Nominating Committee appointee, with subsequent assignments to working groups and committees in 2025.[3][14][15][16]

Writing and commentary

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Bhattacharya has been a columnist/commentator for Outlook India, India Today and ETGovernment on topics including digital policy, AI and technology sovereignty.[6][7][8] In January 2021 he authored an opinion piece on the phishing attack that targeted journalist Nidhi Razdan.[17]

Publications

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Books

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  • Technology in Government (editor). New Delhi: GIFT Publishing, 2006. ISBN 81-903397-4-5.[4]
  • e-Gov 2.0: Policies, Processes and Technologies. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2012. ISBN 978-0-07-068017-3.[5]

Selected academic writing

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  • Anshu Bhardwaj; Sufian Ansari; Jaijit Bhattacharya; et al. “Open source drug discovery – A new paradigm of collaborative research in tuberculosis.” Tuberculosis 91, Issue 5 (2011): 479–486. doi:10.1016/j.tube.2011.06.004.[18]

Recognition

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MIT Sloan Management Review India has included a profile of Bhattacharya in its “Policy 50” spotlight, crediting him with popularising the ideas of “digital colonization” and “technological sovereignty.”[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ICANN announces digital policy expert Jaijit Bhattacharya as ccNSO Council member". ETGovernment. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b "ICANN announces Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya, President C-DEP.org as ccNSO Council member". Press Trust of India. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b "ccNSO Council – members". ICANN. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Technology in government". NITJ Central Library catalogue. GIFT Publishing. 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b c Bhattacharya, Jaijit (2012). e-Gov 2.0: Policies, Processes and Technologies. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN 978-0-07-068017-3. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Dr Jaijit Bhattacharya – Articles". Outlook India. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya – stories". India Today. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  8. ^ a b "News & stories by Jaijit Bhattacharya". ETGovernment. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "Jaijit Bhattacharya". MIT Sloan Management Review India. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Interview: Jaijit Bhattacharya, Head, Oracle-HP e-Governance Centre of Excellence". eGov Magazine (Elets). 1 January 2005. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  11. ^ "The Government Business – Talk from Dr. Jaijit Bhattacharya". IIM Lucknow IPMX (Alumni blog). 5 August 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  12. ^ "AMCHAM Annual Report 2014–15" (PDF). American Chamber of Commerce in India. p. 44. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  13. ^ "About C-DEP". Centre for Digital Economy Policy Research. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Minutes – ccNSO Council meeting 214 (13 February 2025)" (PDF). ICANN. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Council decisions and resolutions (2025)". ICANN. 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  16. ^ "ccNSO Achievements – 2024" (PDF). ICANN. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  17. ^ Bhattacharya, Jaijit (17 January 2021). "Nidhi Razdan, Phishing, And Three Hard Lessons". Outlook India. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  18. ^ Bhardwaj, Anshu; Ansari, Sufian; Bhattacharya, Jaijit; et al. (2011). "Open source drug discovery – A new paradigm of collaborative research in tuberculosis". Tuberculosis. 91 (5): 479–486. doi:10.1016/j.tube.2011.06.004. PMID 21782516.
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