Introduction

Dr Anuradha Rao is a Singapore-based educator, trainer, researcher and consultant whose work focuses on the interactions and intersections between new media and new information and communication technologies, and society, politics, public policy and ethics in Asia.

Her company, CyberCognizanz, focuses on training and education efforts on the perils and promises of cyberspace, with emphasis on critical digital literacy and cybersecurity awareness. Dr Rao adopts an interdisciplinary approach, combining her academic and practical experience in the areas of communications and new media, political science, and cybersecurity.

Since 2009, Dr Rao has studied, taught and conducted research on the impacts of new media and new technologies on society, politics and security in Asia at higher education institutes in Singapore, including the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University, Lasalle College of the Arts, and the Singapore Institute of Technology.

She has a PhD in Communications and New Media from NUS, and an MA in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.

Areas of Interest and Expertise

• Social Media
• Information and Communication Technologies and Politics, Policy and Ethics
• Critical Digital Literacy
• Cybersecurity, Cybersafety and Cyber-wellness