Srinivas Kodali

A civic hacker and independent researcher, Srinivas Kodali works with grassroots communities to advocate for data standards, open data, cyber security, and transparency in India’s technological systems.

In a domain where rules and standards are often unclear, he documents and raises awareness among farmers, street vendors, and civil society organizations about how technology is shaping their lives and societies. He writes, broadcasts, hosts podcasts, and collaborates with journalists, lawyers, graphic novelists, and cartoonists to craft stories that help grassroots communities navigate India’s digitization process in an informed way.

Srinivas’s data archive is used by academics, journalists, researchers, and students working on digitization and its impacts. His long-term vision is to establish a community center, hackerspace, and incubator where people from diverse communities can collaborate to design, develop, and launch alternative, transparent, and accountable data and technology systems.