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    With start-up ecosystems booming globally, why do we still need Silicon Valley?

    2019-09-15T21:23:01+00:00September 13th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – September 2019, North America Edition – September 2019|

    What can Indian companies learn from their US counterparts in the Silicon Valley? A tech expert identifies some core areas. The success of Silicon Valley has inspired many around the world, both as a model region to emulate, but also as a market for technology businesses to conquer in their quest for global market domination. In the last 20 years or so, Bangalore has often been cited as India’s Silicon Valley, but I think it still has some way to [...]

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      The Road Ahead: Opportunities and challenges for India and Israel

      2019-09-13T14:39:54+00:00September 13th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – September 2019, North America Edition – September 2019|

      An Israeli legal expert analyses triumphs and challenges within the India-Israel relationship over the past decade. Since the establishment of full diplomatic relations in 1992, the relations of India and Israel have been developed in several levels. The volume of trade between the countries has been expanded in both volume and verticals and today it includes defense and security, agriculture, IT, water technologies, medical devices and other sectors. In terms of volume, the economic relations have been developed from $200m [...]

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        India, Israel, and the UK: A new horizon for innovation

        2019-09-15T12:38:07+00:00September 12th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – September 2019|

        The Honorary President of the Conservative Friends of Israel reflects upon the opportunity to build bridges between Israel, the UK and India. The much-anticipated visit by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Israel in July 2017 certainly did not disappoint. During the landmark trip, a remarkable seven bilateral agreements relating to cooperation in technology, water and agriculture were signed by the two the Prime ministers of both countries. These growing ties are a celebration of democracy that the UK should [...]

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          A talent-friendly visa system is a global must

          2019-09-13T11:04:39+00:00September 10th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – September 2019|

          A UK-based entrepreneur’s idea of a so-called “unicorn visa” to attract the right technical skills has echoes across the global workplace. Rishi Khosla, the CEO and co-founder of London-headquartered fintech start-up OakNorth, recently mooted the concept of so-called “unicorn visas” to make it easier for the technology industry to continue to hire the required talent from around the world even after Britain has left the European Union (EU). Such a system, if put into action, would be nothing but a [...]

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            UK-India Tech Partnership: The next level of thought leadership

            2019-06-26T08:23:51+00:00June 25th, 2019|2019, Special Edition – June 2019|

            A symbiotic approach between the UK and India can address the challenges of reskilling and set a remarkable example of co-creation in the digital era, notes a prominent Indian tech expert. We are in the midst of multitudinous shifts. Tectonic, as they are, and seemingly trying to outdo each other—in terms of impact—they are creating vast opportunities and challenges alike. One such is AI. It is estimated that it will add more than 15 trillion dollars of value globally, in [...]

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              Defining a Design Age of Economy with tech

              2019-07-02T13:17:51+00:00June 25th, 2019|2019, Special Edition – June 2019|

              In the light of Infosys having inaugurated its Experience Design & Innovation Studio in Shoreditch, London, a company head gives their reasons for investing in the UK and explains how their design-led approach has helped them stay ahead of their competitors. Succeeding in the digital age requires keeping a laser focus on two questions: What do customers want? And how do our products and services fulfil those desires? Take the example of Headbox, a company started by London entrepreneur Andrew [...]

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                The UK-India tech corridor remains immune to Brexit, so far

                2019-05-22T18:31:41+00:00May 21st, 2019|2019, UK Edition – May 2019|

                The new UK-India Tech Hub launched in London last month offers tech start-ups and companies several new opportunities for cross border expansion. With the impasses over Brexit continuing and a new deadline being set, how has this impacted start-ups in the UK-India corridor? For the last couple of years start-ups have been living in the looming shadow of Brexit, however, it has been a golden period for UK India tech. There are some reasons for optimism on the India side. [...]

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                  Onshore, nearshore and offshore are all important to IT strategy

                  2019-05-10T11:55:30+00:00May 8th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – April 2019, Home Page|

                  U.B. Pravin Rao is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Infosys and has been with the Indian software major since the 1980s. In this interview with ‘India Global Business’, he traces some of the company’s major milestones, the impact of artificial intelligence and robotics, and developments in the field of cyber security. What are some of the key sectors of focus for Infosys in international markets like the UK? Is the ease of movement of IT professionals a concern within [...]

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                    New Brunswick: India’s Nearshore Gateway to North America

                    2019-08-28T13:28:41+00:00May 2nd, 2019|2019, Global Edition – April 2019|

                    The Opportunities New Brunswick (ONB) team highlights the prospects offered by the Canadian province presents for companies looking to expand in North America. The world’s most successful companies are taking advantage of the nearshore value proposition offered by the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Advantageously located on Canada’s beautiful East Coast, the province easily enables international companies to support their global footprint and service clients across North America and Eurasia in the same business day. Combine that advantage with low [...]

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                      The UK and India’s bright future beyond Brexit

                      2019-04-18T12:17:14+00:00April 18th, 2019|2019, Women's Edition – April 2019|

                      AI, blockchain, cybersecurity, life sciences and creative industries offer great opportunities for Indian companies in the UK, notes CBI’s India head. The ties that bind the UK and India today go beyond the usual rhetoric of shared history, common language and diaspora. It is a relationship that has stood the test of time and is now one of two equal partners standing alongside each other. With over 800 Indian companies in the UK employing nearly 110,000 people and generating revenues [...]

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