There is a proliferation of digitalisation of urban and health services in India under the Smart City and Digital Health missions, respectively. This study brings digital and feminist geographies together to understand the role of technologies in urban areas, particularly in health service delivery and how healthcare workers mediate these health platforms. Using a case study of Varanasi city in Uttar Pradesh, India this study documents whether—and to what extent—digital technologies and services enable citizens and service providers to access and improve their lived experiences. The findings indicate a top-down, innovation-focussed model is adopted which excludes and alienates different user groups and citizens shaping their interaction and access to these services.

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印度智慧城市的数字化：Covid-19 后的数据、识别和健康监测方法

在智能城市和数字健康使命下，印度的城市和健康服务数字化正在激增。本研究将数字地理和女权主义地理结合在一起，以了解技术在城市地区的作用，尤其是在提供卫生服务方面，以及医护人员如何调解这些卫生平台。本研究以印度北方邦瓦拉纳西市为例，记录了数字技术和服务是否以及在何种程度上使公民和服务提供商能够访问和改善他们的生活体验。调查结果表明，采用了一种自上而下、以创新为中心的模式，这种模式排斥和疏远了不同的用户群体和公民，他们塑造了他们对这些服务的互动和访问。