Siddhartha Paul Tiwari

Siddhartha Paul Tiwari FRAS (born 1979) is an academic, technologist and researcher. Currently, he works with Google Asia Pacific, Singapore. Prior to this, he led Google's global learning and development efforts from Tokyo. He has worked work in the areas of e-governance, mobile technologies, digital intervention strategies, and information and communication technologies (ICTs). Among his publications are several books, including Understanding Technology in the Context of National Development: Critical Reflections, co-authored with former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuriy Yekhanurov, as well as essays and speeches. His lectures and writings focus on digital media and technology.

Career During his career, Tiwari has been actively involved in the development of new higher educational curriculums, user trust, safety, and privacy. Between 2005 and 2006, he served as a member of the committee of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Tiwari has served as an expert advisor to the National Research Foundation (South Africa), a research funding agency aligning national priorities with the country’s research agenda.

Tiwari is widely quoted as saying: "India’s happy future lies in combining talent and technology."

He is an elected fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland.

Previously, Tiwari has held pro bono faculty positions at Indian Institute of Management Indore, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and Tokyo Institute of Technology. He was also part of National Assessment and Accreditation Council's curriculum reform committee and was involved in setting the curriculum for postgraduate engineering and technology programs in India.

As of 2023, Tiwari works for Google Asia.

Creation of new curricula and courses To adapt to the rapidly changing teaching environment and to incorporate new technologies into the university curriculum, Tiwari has developed the following course credits and curriculum at a postgraduate level. A course on technology and its impact on society was developed and launched by Tiwari as part of the civil service training offered to Indian Administrative Service trainee officers at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. His research resulted in the development and launch of a postgraduate credit course on "Digital Marketing" at the Indian Institute of Management Indore. A course on 'Technology Management and the Asian Regulatory Framework' has been developed and launched by him at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.

Personal life Tiwari was born in Jabalpur but raised in Shimla, Junagadh, Delhi and Indore. He is the grandson of B. P. Tiwari and the son of S Prakash Tiwari.

Bibliography (Books Authored)

Awards and recognition Elected fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. Elected fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Distinguished Professor and Mentor, Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute. Editorial Board Member Contemporary Issues in Artificial Intelligence.

Selected publications