ICTpost Social Media Bureau Social media could help researchers collect clues when it comes to controlling infectious diseases. Published in Science (Title: Contagion, Contagion, Manuscript Number: science.1244492), Chris Bauch, a Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Waterloo, and co-author Alison Galvani from Yale University, review social factors in epidemiology. They suggest that the […]
20 May, 2018; New Delhi Look and you’ll see an exciting landscape emerging in the banking arena. One where there is a billion-strong market actively seeking financial services but remains largely unattended to. These globally distributed prospective customers represent enormous earning potential for banks, but constitute the unbanked. The unbanked are those who do not […]
ICTpost Education Bureau The Economist, a well known journal in global circulation, once said that Cloud computing is something that will get geeks excited. According to the journal, cloud computing will definitely affect the lives of everyone. Cloud computing and education sounds ambiguous on the face of it. Naturally, it’s because, very few individuals, publishers […]
By S. S. Mundra, Deputy Governor, RBI With a view to strengthen the reach and scope of credit delivery mechanism for small entrepreneurs and businesses, RBI has recently issued in-principle approvals for setting up of 10 Small Finance Banks (SFBs). The SFBs are mandated to extend 75 per cent of their Adjusted Net Bank Credit […]
ICTpost Social Media Bureau Nine of 10 (or about 88%) online consumers in India share content on social media sites compared to 71% globally, according to a survey report. The survey was conducted by Ipsos, a market and opinion research firm, which polled 18,150 respondents globally. Social media platforms have transformed engagement in all areas […]
By R. Gandhi, Deputy Governor , RBI We have been focusing our attention on developing the payment systems in the country for the past thirty five years, starting from the computerization of clearing houses way back in early 1980s. Thanks to all these years? efforts, today we have a vibrant, innovating, efficient and secured payment […]
ICTpost Governance Bureau The cost benefit analysis of a particular ICT application requires special discussion. A constant point of debate in all such discussions is; ‘Is there a killer application and if so what is it?’ The ability to offer ICT applications at the door step of the user when it comes to governance or […]
ICTpost Governance Bureau Agriculture has been a way of life and continues to be the single most important livelihood of the masses. Agricultural policy focus in India across decades has been on self-sufficiency and self-reliance in foodgrains production. The share of agriculture in real GDP has fallen given its lower growth rate relative to industry […]
ICTpost Energy Bureau The Internet of Things (IoT) is connecting new places such as manufacturing floors, energy grids, healthcare facilities, and transportation systems to the Internet. When an object can represent itself digitally, it can be controlled from anywhere. This connectivity means more data, gathered from more places, with more ways to increase efficiency and […]
ICTpost Governance Bureau It is claimed that Telecom and Information Technology (IT) sectors are success stories in India. It is true that the growth in India’s tele-density is remarkable. So is our capability for building clever software for export. However, what we forget is the fact that IT and telecom are only means to an […]
