The Indic Pacific Glossary of Terms we had created is now a year old! 🎉
From Abhivardhan, our Chairperson
🌍 Aha, I now realise the Indic Pacific Legal Research LLP Glossary of Terms we had created is now a year old! 🎉
What a journey it was to start this initiative. The idea was to collect important terms in global governance, technology policy, technology law, and AI ethics, and just put them in as a dictionary so that anyone can learn about key terms related to trends in tech and AI policy. 📚
You can access the glossary for free at indicpacific.com/glossary.
We will hopefully add more terms in the glossary as we move ahead. 🚀
Here are the top 5 most underrated definitions one must watch out for:
Manifest Availability 🧠: This term emphasises that AI is not just an abstract concept but is tangibly observable and accessible in various forms in real-world applications. Understanding how AI is manifested in a given context helps determine its role and involvement, leading to a legal interpretation of AI's status as a legal or juristic entity.
Permeable Indigeneity in Policy (PIP) 🌐: This concept means that legal and policy changes must reflect and largely circumscribe the policy realities of the country. PIP cannot be a set of predetermined cases of indigeneity in a puritan or reductionist fashion, as it would lose the nuance of being manifestly unique from policy analysis, deconstruction, and understanding.
Zero Knowledge Systems (ZKSs) 🔒: These are cryptographic protocols that allow one party (the prover) to prove to another party (the verifier) that a statement is true, without revealing any information about the statement itself or how it is proven. ZKSs are based on the idea that it is possible to prove the possession of knowledge without revealing the knowledge itself.
Zero Knowledge Taxes (ZKTs) 🛡️: A hypothetical type of tax that could be implemented using ZKSs. ZKTs would allow taxpayers to prove to the government that they have paid their taxes without revealing their income or other financial information.
Strategic Hedging 🤖: This means a state spreads its risk by pursuing two opposite policies towards other countries via balancing and engagement, to prepare for all best and worst-case scenarios, with a calculated combination of its soft power & hard power.
These terms are not just buzzwords; they are essential for understanding the complexities of technology policy, law, and ethics in our increasingly digital world. Keep an eye on these definitions as they will shape the future of technology governance. 👀
We hope you find this glossary useful and look forward to expanding it further. Stay tuned for more updates! 📡
P.S.: If you are still confused about the contents of the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, then fear not: you can download a free mind map: https://www.indicpacific.com/post/india-s-draft-digital-personal-data-protection-rules-2025-explained
Until then, do watch the Golden Globes-winning Shogun. Absolute classic, and as unique as our glossary :P