Dr Amit Kumar is Assistant Professor at RIS since February 2021. Prior to this, he worked as Research Associate at RIS from May 2013 to January 2021. He is an Engineering graduate from University of Delhi and holds PhD in Science Policy Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. He has been mainly working in the research domain of technology assessment, inclusive digitalisation, ethical and socio-economic implications of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and modern biotechnologies, their national and global governance, science diplomacy and biodiversity. He has been involved in several national and international projects within the domain of STS (Science-Technology-Society) policy studies. He has published number of papers/articles in peer-reviewed journals and contributed chapters in books; apart from preparing reports, policy briefs and discussion papers on related topics. He coordinates Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) Forum and RIS Internship Programme. He is also the Assistant Editor of Asian Biotechnology and Development Review (ABDR), an international, peer-reviewed and open access journal and Associate Editor of Science Diplomacy Review (SDR) journal. The Economic Survey 2023-24 of the Government of India had cited his RIS Policy Brief on ‘Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Jobs in India’.

Publications:

Chaturvedi, Sachin and Amit Kumar. 2024. “Responsible AI Growth with Safety: Exploring Global and National Policy Discourse”. Journal of Information and Knowledge. 61 (5).

Chaturvedi, S., Amit Kumar, and S. Saha. 2024. “COVID-19 Pandemic and the Emergence of Integrated Innovation System”. Chapter in Edited Book titled Reimagining Innovation Systems in the COVID and Post-COVID World. Routledge.

Kumar, Amit: 2023. “Digitalisation for Inclusive Development: An Overview of Digital Strategies and Public Policies in the Europe and India”. Discussion Paper. No. 280. RIS.

Anbumozhi, V., S. Babu, S., Amit Kumar et al. 2022. “Digital Transformation of Agri-Food System: Policy Pathways for Greater Socio-Economic Inclusion, Sustainability and International Cooperation”. Policy Brief under TF4. T20 Indonesia Secretariat. G20 Digest. Vol. 2, No. 1, pp 27-38.

Kumar, Amit. 2021. “Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Jobs in India”. Policy Brief. No. 104. RIS. New Delhi.

Kumar, Amit. 2021. “National AI Policy/Strategy of India and China: A Comparative Analysis”.  Discussion Paper. No. 265. RIS. New Delhi.