Another side of Digital Nepal: Why is Digital Anthropology needed now?
Another side of Digital Nepal: Why is Digital Anthropology needed now? The number of internet users in Nepal has now crossed 16.6 million. Digital payments have become a part of daily transactions. AI (Artificial Intelligence) has quietly settled in our mobiles. Microsoft ’s ‘Global AI Adoption in 2025’ report has shown Nepal’s AI usage rate in South Asia to be encouraging. But behind all these statistics, one question is being left out. We are rapidly adopting technology, but how much do we understand how it is changing people’s lives, thinking, behavior, and social relationships? Are AI and digital systems capable of understanding the context of our more than 123 native languages and local cultures? This is the question that begins the discussion of digital anthropology . What is digital anthropology? Simply put, digital anthropology is an attempt to understand how and why people use technology such as mobile phones, the Internet, social media, and AI in their daily lives, and...