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    The power of ‘Smart’ networks

    2018-12-04T12:01:30+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, Digital India, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

    How 4G can transform India's economy and improve both governance and the delivery of many essential services across India. In February 2016, Singularity University, an organisation that focuses on the impact of “exponentials”, held their first summit in Asia in Mumbai – in collaboration with Deloitte – to discuss what they felt were key factors or exponentials that would shape societal and business challenges in the coming era. It was a true learning experience to sit through the sessions on [...]

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      Making wallets more mobile in India

      2018-12-04T12:52:46+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, Digital India, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

      India is slowly but surely embracing the digital wallet. Current Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules have a Rs 10,000 ($114) cap on such mobile friendly payment options with acquiring complete “know your customer” (KYC) details. However, this does not seem to be putting off many start-ups who are banking on this trend catching on among India’s burgeoning middle classes and, indeed, the rural sector with increasing access to affordable mobile technology. The most popular mobile payment apps in terms [...]

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        Getting Make in India a patent to succeed

        2018-12-04T12:02:09+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, Digital India, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

        A patent agent offers his take on India’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) legislation, measures being taken to combat infringement and how they tie in with the Make in India programme. The 21st century belongs to entrepreneurs. Keeping that in mind the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Government of India, announced The National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy on May 13, 2016. The aim of the policy is to create awareness about economic, social and cultural benefits of IPRs [...]

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          Empowering a cashless India can be no quick-fix

          2020-03-17T06:17:23+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, Digital India, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

          MobiKwik counts itself among the pioneers of digital wallets in India and has now set its sights on becoming the largest source of digital transactions in the country. Upasana Taku, who co-founded MobiKwik along with Bipin Preet Singh, traces the Gurgaon-headquartered firm’s journey so far, how digital-ready India really is for their cashless model, and the key to attracting finance for digital start-ups in the country. What is the ethos behind MobiKwik? Our ethos is to support digital payments for a [...]

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            Robotics: A much needed panacea

            2018-12-04T12:05:50+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, Digital India, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

            A logistics expert presents some insights into how automation is transforming the instant delivery landscape in India. Ever wondered how a product ordered on a popular e-commerce site reaches you the same day? Before arrival, it exchanges several hands and passes through multiple touch points. So, if the packet is on or before time, the credit goes to the logistics management by the seller company. On the other hand, if it is not on time or has wrong items in [...]

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              Digital disruption and trends in marketing

              2018-12-04T11:52:07+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, Digital India, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

              A banking expert weighs up what the digital revolution has in store for the world of banking and beyond. We are on the cusp of entering the fourth industrial revolution, known as digital revolution, which supposedly removes barriers of different known/unknown interventions and consents interplays between digital, physical and biological spheres. The speed of the current breakthrough has no historical precedent in its entirety, leave alone its velocity and scope. It would unquestionably transform the way we think, act, react, [...]

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                Is India 4G ready?

                2018-12-04T11:56:46+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, Digital India, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

                The answer to the question posed in the headline is yes but there are hurdles that need to be overcome before we get there, according to a leading telecom expert. As the second-largest telecommunication market in the world, India has more than a billion mobile subscribers. The country is now aiming to provide data connectivity to 1 billion subscribers. No mean feat for a country that made the first mobile call only about 20 years ago! However, while the growth [...]

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                  Short Takes

                  2018-12-04T12:10:05+00:00July 7th, 2016|2016, Digital India, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

                  Italy to partner India’s Smart Cities Italy, in its own initiative for 100 smart cities for the next 20 years with an investment of $1.2 trillion, is keen to partner with India. Italy has the largest number of smart cities in Europe. Francesco Pensabene, Italian trade commissioner and director of its trade promotion office, said: "Italy can be a strong partner for smart cities in terms of design and technology. We are very attentive and focussed on India's smart cities. [...]

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