Digital Twins are entering mainstream use

By Gartner Thirteen percent of organizations implementing?Internet of Things?(IoT) projects already use?digital twins, while 62 percent are either in the process of establishing digital twin use or plan to do so, according to a recent IoT implementation survey by Gartner, Inc. A digital twin as a software design pattern that represents a physical object with […]

Common Services Centers becoming Digital Education Hubs

By Dr. Dinesh K. Tyagi, CEO-CSC SPV Implementation of NDLM, DISHA and PMGDISHA through the Common Services Centers has established CSCs as an effective alternative to promote education, especially in Rural India. Training six crore citizens will incentivize and build the credibility of CSCs in the community to effectively provide access and infrastructure for desired […]

Current Policy Issues Facing the Indian Economy

By Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India Indian economy has witnessed an accelerated pace of domestic reforms in recent years. These reforms include, inter alia, the flexible inflation-targeting monetary policy framework, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and steps for enhancing foreign investments by liberalising the FDI regime […]

Only 1% of children with disabilities in India have access to school

New Delhi: February 24, 2019 According to UN Enable, around 10% of the world’s populations, 650 million people, live with disabilities. Women and girls with disabilities are particularly at a risk of abuse. According to a UNICEF survey, 30% of street youth are disabled. Some countries where IMR rates are high, mortality rates for children […]

Village Level Entrepreneurs as Digital Doctors

By Dr. Dinesh K. Tyagi, CEO-CSC SPV In India, access to healthcare, especially for the rural population has been a challenge for the Government. Availability of infrastructure, specialists, doctors and nursing/ paramedics is very low compared to the average in developed countries. With the advent of technology, these issues can be addressed to some extent […]

Top 10 Data and Analytics Technology Trends for 2019

Top 10 Data and Analytics Technology Trends for 2019

By Gartner Augmented analytics, continuous intelligence and explainable?artificial intelligence?(AI) are among the top trends in?data and analytics?technology that have significant disruptive potential over the next three to five years, according to Gartner, Inc. Speaking at the?Gartner Data & Analytics Summit?in Sydney today,?Rita Sallam, research vice president at Gartner, said?data and analytics leaders?must examine the potential […]

5 Ways to use Healthcare Social Media

Here are five ways to use social media in healthcare that can help get the word out about healthcare professionals and the services they provide. Tweet it out. In a fast-paced world, messages of 140 characters or less are well-received. Keep your Twitter account active and relevant by passing on links to interesting journal articles, […]

India needs substantial expansion in educational opportunities

By Sam Pitroda Today it is widely recognised that the 21st Century will be driven by knowledge, and a nation?s competitive advantage in the global economy will be sustained by a focused and innovative education agenda. To meet the challenges of this century, India needs to usher in a knowledge revolution that seeks to bring […]

Global Economic Turmoil: Impact on Indian Economy

Global Economic Turmoil: Impact on Indian Economy

By Harun R Khan, Former Deputy Governor, RBI The inter-linkage of Indian economy with the rest of the world has been growing at a rapid pace, and therefore, global developments influence the domestic economy in a much bigger way than before. Though the spill over effect can take place through multiple channels, it mostly gets […]

Digi Gaon – A new opportunity for the CSC

By Dr. Dinesh Kumar Tyagi, CEO-CSC SPV With the success of the CSC initiative in promoting various Government programs and schemes , a new opportunity has been assigned to the CSC ? VLE , implementing Digi Gaon Scheme. The Digital Village scheme was announced in the Budget of Year 2015-2016. The Government attempted to get […]