Late last year, the world’s largest democracy woke up to demonetization, which gave a hard push into using digital transactions in everyday life. This talk examines its consequences on developers who have to now come up with fool proof ways so that India can pay it’s bills.
Dethroning the USA for the largest user base for Facebook with 195 million users, only 35% of the Indian population still has access to the Internet in 2016. However, with demonetization, the cash crunch has forced many people to migrate to digital transactions and e-wallets, giving a boost to the Internet infrastructure and consumption.
This talk is a necessary big picture conversation, long overdue, on how everyday developers can build safer and more accessible systems for public use without compromising on security. The focus will be on Web development and User Experience.
It will take on examples and observations faced in the digital landscape of India, where illiteracy, the language barriers, access to steady Internet and many other factors create complex problem solving challenges for developers, similar to many other developing countries. It will feature some of the ingenious solutions that can be emulated by others and a different viewpoint to some challenges that we’re still busy tackling.
This talk is especially meant for Front End Developers and Content Creators who are looking to expand their user base into South Asia and other emerging economies, and will be in a beginner level.