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Episode 7: Reclaiming Power in the Digital Age. A Conversation with Astha Kapoor

Who holds power in our digital systems—governments, tech companies, or the people themselves? Astha Kapoor, Co-Founder and Director of India's Aapti Institute, explores how communities can use collective bargaining to establish new relationships with digital platforms and assert their worth in systems that often treat them as data sources. We discuss: ✓ Data cooperatives as a pathway to collective power in the AI era ✓ Why "openness" alone doesn't guarantee equitable digital infrastructure ✓ Micro-sovereignty—community-level control over digital governance ✓ How women build trust with technology through collective learning ✓ Moving from passive data sources to active participants in digital systems Kapoor introduces the concept of a "Big Public"—a counterweight to Big Tech and Big Government—and showcases models from India, Switzerland, California, and Brazil where communities govern their data collectively.