By Lawrence Rufrano, Executive Director of the Future of Digital Currency Program at Stanford University Imagine a world where you could transfer money to friends or family anywhere in the world, in a matter of seconds. Current systems can take up to 10 days to transfer money from one country to another. The money moves […]
By Anil Swarup, Former Secretary, School Education and Literacy, GoI The Union finance minister has announced, as a part of the stimulus package, that the coal sector would be opened up and coal blocks put up for auction for commercial mining. Will it be impacted by the ?Rai effect?? It was 2012. Visuals of Rekha […]
ICTpost Media Action Vellore: April 21, 2019 Determination and resilience often overshadow any obstacle, including disabilities, paving the way for extraordinary achievements. Those who confront challenges head-on and persistently pursue their goals not only surmount barriers but also become beacons of inspiration for others. The story of individuals like Siddharathan Xavier vividly demonstrates that disabilities […]
By Dr. Dinesh K. Tyagi, CEO-CSC SPV CSCs have become an instrument of change, especially for empowering rural citizens through the use of digital technologies. With the support of present Government, CSCs are now influencing almost all walks of rural life and promoting a digitally inclusive society. The CSC entrepreneur is now well recognized, respected […]
ICTpost Governance Bureau Mobile phones, can reach those areas where the infrastructure necessary for Internet services or wired phone services is difficult to setup. In the developing countries mobile government applications may become a key method for reaching citizens in far and wide areas and promoting exchange of communications. In such countries with insufficient conventional […]
One of the challenges for delivery of products by various FMCG companies and new e-commerce companies in rural India is the logistic issues. Seventy percent of the rural population has not been able to get the advantage of products and services, besides discounts which the e-commerce companies offer. With the existence of more than 5.5 […]
Redefining Governance Structure and Delivery Model through CSC: A Unique Initiative in India By Dr. Dinesh K. Tyagi, CEO-CSC SPV The Government of India has recently announced two new schemes ? PM KisanSamman and Prime Minister Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PMSYM). Both these schemes have opened up new business opportunities for CSCs across the country. Beside […]
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 […]
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, […]
By Nivedan Sahani Is the digital information world good for us? The information exchange and availability are getting wireless and the information format is getting smaller in size day by day which enables us to get it anywhere & anytime. If we take the opinion about the digital information impact on our social life, we […]
