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    Innovation a cornerstone of India’s tech revolution

    2018-07-26T13:47:39+00:00June 5th, 2018|2017/2018, Putting it in context, Special Edition - June 2018|

    A Digital India expert weighs up how innovation in India can leapfrog developments to lead a 4th industrial revolution. Technology is a game changer, and India has the potential to not only be a leader for our 1.3 billion but also leapfrog development and lead in introducing the 4th industrial revolution to the next 6 billion globally. Innovation has been the cornerstone of India’s technological revolution, with Bharat – the 70 per cent of India that lives in villages – [...]

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      The sinister side of technology

      2020-09-21T08:56:16+00:00April 18th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – April 2018, Sector Focus, Year|

      India Inc. technology expert delves into why it is time for policy-makers to address issues around data security. Over the last few weeks, the sinister side of technology has come to the fore. Cambridge Analytica is alleged to have collected the data of up to 87 million Facebook users worldwide, the majority of which were in the US. While this data is said to have been used to target and influence voters in the US presidential election and in the [...]

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        India’s cyber security landscape throws challenges for the better

        2018-05-23T11:27:45+00:00April 18th, 2018|2017/2018, Global Edition – April 2018, Sector Focus, Year|

        GST and demonetisation have helped Digital India bolster its cyber security landscape. In India, cyber security has come a long way in the past few years and has gained huge importance with the government’s thrust on Digital India, e-commerce and mobile payments. Particularly the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetisation, which further drove organisations to adopt digitalization, has played a key role in changing the perception towards cyber security.  Cybercrime on the rise Of late, businesses [...]

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          India’s start-up ecosystem has matured rapidly

          2020-03-04T07:03:43+00:00February 23rd, 2018|2017/2018, Analysis, UK Edition - March 2018, Year|

          Policy incentives, support organisations, universities and large corporates have all played a vital role in the evolution of an innovation-led scenario in India. Over the centuries innovation has been a key change agent the world over in an effort to provide accessible and affordable solutions to dynamic consumer needs. It plays a crucial role in determining the industrial and economic competitiveness of any country. India has been contributing innovations that have been a game changer. From the innovation of the [...]

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            Unlocking second homes: An alternate approach to homestays in India

            2018-08-20T10:22:39+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, Cover Story, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|

            India’s diverse holiday destinations have thousands of locked second homes that can become fully managed vacation rentals, writes an Indian hospitality industry insider. India has always had very strong tourism potential given our rich cultural and historical heritage, variety in ecology, terrains and places of natural beauty that are spread across the country. And with a growing economy and ever-increasing government initiatives like ‘e-Tourist Visa’, ‘Digital India’, ‘Make in India’ etc, there has been an almost simultaneous increase in demand [...]

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              Australia woos Indian companies to invest Down Under

              2020-03-16T13:19:08+00:00October 27th, 2017|2017/2018, COUNTRY FOCUS/Australia, October 2017, Year|

              The world’s 13th largest economy is the ideal investment destination for Indian organisations seeking international expansion to secure access to natural resources – minerals and energy – and create assets, technologies and brands, claims the country’s trade and investment commission. An economy with 26 years of consecutive growth integrated with Asia, Europe and North America; globally competitive industries; a smart, skilled workforce makes Australia an compelling investment destination. Australia - High-quality products and services to the world Australia is: a [...]

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                A tech-led reimagining of Indian agriculture

                2018-12-31T12:04:11+00:00September 20th, 2017|2018/2017, Flagship Scheme, India Investment Journal September Edition, Year|

                The UK-based Global Innovation Fund, which invests in innovations targeted at improving the lives of the poorest people in developing countries, has pumped in millions to back an Indian farm mechanisation project. EM3 AgriServices, India's leading private sector farm mechanisation services company, has raised a $10 million Series B round from London-based Global Innovation Fund (GIF) and existing investor Aspada. The company had earlier raised a $3.3 million Series A from Aspada in June 2015. EM3 AgriServices is India's first [...]

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                  India needs a digital mindset to tackle tech taking over jobs

                  2018-05-18T13:02:57+00:00September 20th, 2017|2018/2017, Flagship Scheme, India Investment Journal September Edition, Year|

                  Re-skilling and up-skilling must go hand-in-hand with tech advances in India, writes a digital expert.

                  Last month, the lead singer of 70s band Talking Heads, David Byrne, wrote in the ‘MIT Technology Review’ about how tech is eliminating humans. With AI, autonomous vehicles, robots, automated self-service check-outs, and lots more, he says the art of human interaction will die away, since there will be no humans doing the traditional jobs of serving customers. But what does that mean for India, where there are over a billion people: if tech will replace all the manual jobs that give people a daily living, what will they do?

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                    Integrating two worlds: Global business with local communities

                    2020-03-06T11:45:14+00:00September 20th, 2017|2018/2017, Flagship Scheme, India Investment Journal September Edition, Year|

                    Corporate social responsibility (CSR) observers weigh up how CSR in India is different from the rest of the world.

                    A majority of Fortune 500 companies have a base in India and according to a Bain analysis report, between 1991 and 2012, the number of MNCs in India more than quadrupled. And over 20 years, total MNC revenue grew at a compound annual rate of 18 per cent — faster than the overall economy.

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                      Mission 2022: Modi sounds the election bugle

                      2018-08-01T13:06:42+00:00August 21st, 2017|2017/2018, August 2017, Last Word, Year|

                      The Indian PM has spelt out his vision for a New India ahead of the next General Election in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has, in past Independence Day addresses to the nation, announced grand flagship schemes that promise to transform India. So, one was expecting more of the same this year. Instead, the Prime Minister announced a vision – of a New India, that he urged all Indians to work towards, by 2022. He outlined the broad contours [...]

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