The Water Data Podcast
The Water Data Podcast
WELL Labs
Can Data Help Communities Govern Water with Aaditeshwar Seth
49 minutes Posted Jul 21, 2026 at 12:30 pm.
Introduction
Welcome to the Water Data Podcast
What is CoreStack and Why the Commons Matter
From Computer Science to Rural Tech: Aaditeshwar’s Journey
Gram Vaani and Mobile Vaani: Giving Communities a Voice
From Gram Vaani to CoreStack
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CoreStack
Know Your Landscape: A Planning Tool for Decision Makers
More Participation, Less AI: Designing for Collective Use
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Commons Connect and the Landscape Steward Vision
The CoreStack Network: Three Types of Organisations
Data to Start Conversations- Not Impose Answers
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Technology, Power and Why Neutral tech does Not Exist
Digital Public Infrastructure,
Vision and Call to action
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What if technology was designed not to manage communities, but to strengthen their voice and agency? In this episode of the Water Data Podcast, Professor Aaditeshwar Seth of IIT Delhi joins host Veena Srinivasan. Aaditeshwar is the co-founder of Gram Vaani and one of the key people behind CoreStack, a digital public infrastructure for commons, resilience, and equity. In this episode, Aaditeshwar traces his journey from computer science and rural communication networks to building participator...