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    How corporate India can solve the skilling puzzle

    2019-11-18T14:38:49+00:00November 15th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

    The head of IBM’s advisory board shares her insights on how companies can recruit candidates with the right skillsets and equip their existing workforce to be future-ready. A strange paradox grips the job market in India: there are thousands of open jobs across different industries but no matching skill sets, even as millions of graduates are unable to find employment. Incredulous as it sounds, it is the harsh reality. The reason for this poignant situation is – skills or rather [...]

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      Humanics: A framework for rearchitecting the workforce and workplace of the Future

      2019-11-19T07:23:47+00:00November 14th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 15 November 2019|

      In response to a common question surrounding the advancement of automation making the human workforce redundant, a tech expert explains how these advances can be used to leverage human potential in the digital age. Highlights: Organisations need to embrace the growth mindset. Organisations need a robust and real-time workforce skill index framework for assessing their workforce on digital skills. The demand for higher cognitive skills, such as creativity, critical thinking, decision making will grow rapidly through the coming decades. [...]

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        Will Brexit be the catalyst to speed up the process of closer UK-India trade ties?

        2019-11-28T21:25:33+00:00November 14th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – 15 November 2019|

        A cross-border M&A expert notes the opportunities and hurdles that India and the UK could encounter as the UK’s economy is poised to enter a new chapter. On its face, despite Brexit, Indian companies appear to have increased their business in the UK over the last few years. It has been a remarkable development that despite the Brexit uncertainty and exchange rate fluctuations, the number of Indian companies doing business in the UK has increased from 800 in 2018 to [...]

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          Dutch king’s five-day state visit furthers India-Netherlands bilateral ties

          2019-10-25T20:40:51+00:00October 24th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 25th October 2019, UK Edition – 25th October 2019|

          Partnerships announced during King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima’s recent visit to India indicate that technology and climate change are a strong focus within the India-Netherlands relationship. On the face of it, the five-day state visit of the King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of Netherlands to India in mid-October may appear to be a routine diplomatic excursion but the context of it in the global landscape makes it interesting. It is only the second time that the King has paid a [...]

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            New Mexico is serious about economic growth

            2019-10-30T13:34:41+00:00October 23rd, 2019|2019, Home Page, North America Edition – 25th October 2019|

            New Mexico’s Cabinet Secretary for Economic Development invites investment into the southern state as she catalogues the several opportunities and incentives it presents for entrepreneurs wanting to expand in the US. Among the 50 states that comprise the United State, New Mexico is one of the largest geographically and smallest in terms of population. Despite this anomaly, New Mexico is blessed with a unique group of assets no other state can boast. The state is rich in natural resources, especially [...]

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              Delaware: The small state big on innovation

              2019-10-16T13:54:18+00:00October 12th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 11th October 2019|

              The President of Delaware’s lead economic development group shares some success stories of Indian entrepreneurs who made the most of Delaware’s offerings. Some of the world’s most transformative innovations got their start in Delaware. Centrally located on the East Coast of the US, between Boston and Washington DC, Delaware is known for its global leadership in science, tech and agriculture thanks to the track record of successful Delaware companies such as DuPont, which has operated in the First State for [...]

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                Tech is redefining the auto industry

                2019-10-16T13:51:18+00:00October 12th, 2019|2019, Home Page, North America Edition – 11th October 2019, UK Edition – 11th October 2019|

                Driverless cars are still distant reality, says Visteon President and CEO Sachin Lawande as he discusses the role of AI in automotive tech, advances in car systems and efforts made by the auto sector towards the climate change challenge. How would you categorise the integral role of tech in automotive solutions around the world? Technology is redefining the auto industry, particularly in the form of software and sensor-driven solutions. In the near future, the focus is on two areas – [...]

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                  We are making it easier for Indian businesses to set up in the UK

                  2019-10-11T18:06:27+00:00October 11th, 2019|2019, UK Edition – 11th October 2019|

                  The Minister for Investment at the UK Department for International Trade UK makes a note of several initiatives and opportunities in the country that will continue to foster a stronger UK-India relationship. Earlier this summer in London, the UK and India reiterated their plans to strengthen bilateral trade relations with an emphasis on innovation, technology and financial and professional services. The India Day summit showed our commitment to growing the trading relationship between our two countries – valued at £20.47 [...]

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                    India’s talented workforce will play a key role in improving business solutions

                    2019-09-27T07:06:04+00:00September 26th, 2019|2019, North America Edition – 27th September 2019, UK Edition – 27th September 2019|

                    Pratap Sarker, President, Global Commercial Solutions, Conduent – a US-headquartered tech-led business process services firm – talks ‘India Global Business’ through the organisation’s work in smart solutions, current tech trends and the role his Indian heritage plays in his work life. What are some of the cutting-edge tech solutions being embraced by companies worldwide? Companies around the globe are embracing automation, machine learning and blockchain technologies, and turning to Conduent to elevate their constituent interactions and deliver advanced digital experiences [...]

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                      India’s grapple with crypto currency: Future trends and implications

                      2020-04-27T14:18:19+00:00September 13th, 2019|2019, Global Edition – September 2019, North America Edition – September 2019|

                      A crypto and blockchain expert dispels some of the myths around Bitcoin. During the early 1990s, India was at the same stage where it is now with cryptocurrency. When the Silicon Valley was being created, and companies like Microsoft, Google, Apple etc were being founded, India was struggling to understand what the Internet was. Due to this, many great Indian tech minds had to move to the US to find a suitable opportunity. Today, the best brains behind the tech [...]

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