Indus Appstore and Eloelo Call for Local App Control
Priya Narasimhan of Indus Appstore and Sagar Gaonkar of Eloelo Group argue that India needs its own digital goods marketplace. They say the next 500 million users will come through locally priced, AI-ready platforms, so control should cover app distribution, billing and data, not just chips and models.
Quick glossaryIndus Appstore, sovereignty, distribution layer
- Indus Appstore
- An Indian app store that offers apps and digital products to users in India.
- sovereignty
- A country's right to control its own technology, data and digital systems without outside dependence.
- distribution layer
- The system that delivers apps and digital products from makers to users, including payments and billing.
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