By Kamal Das Digital Transformation is a much used and abused word, with many users assigning multiple differing meanings to it. Often Digital Transformation is confused with Digitization or Digitalization….
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By Nivedita Krishna Technology in education has pervaded both private and public education initiatives. A recent ed-tech initiative in the public domain is Delhi’s virtual school, launched via an online…
Says Dr Chowdhury, “We need to know that today our place in the World-Wide-Web is very public. Where we are going, what we are searching, what we are buying is…
By Ipshita Sinha India’s rebound from the Covid-induced economic setback will be led by its micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Policymakers—particularly at the state level—must redouble efforts to create…
By Kamal Das A week ago, Blake Lemoine, who works at Google’s Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) team announced the company’s Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA) was sentient . He has…
By Kamal Das Limitations of Foreign AI for building India-centric Solutions In 2019, the central government’s standing counsel, representing the Ministry of Woman and Child Development, noted that the number…
By Kamal Das We live in the age of technology. In general, developed countries are at the forefront of technological advancements. Many of the latest developments in AI, metaverse, biotech…
By Kamal Das A farmer has a small plot of land in her village. She was struggling to maintain the land as it is far away from her home. Also,…
NLP could be a big boon in conversation building regional language chatbots but a lot needs to be done before we get there. By Prakash Kumar and Apoorv Vishnoi Have…
The increasing use of Chatbots shows that machines are constantly evolving to understand better and fulfil the information needs of humans. By Prakash Kumar These days when we open websites…
Union budget: The Budget contains critical small steps to boost liquidity among small businesses today, while providing a long term vision for MSMEs to flourish in the future. India’s micro,…
Budget 2022-23 comes at a challenging time yet again, as a fresh wave of Covid-19 threatens to stall a nascent recovery, especially among the critical micro, small, and medium enterprises…
By Alok Gupta A NASSCOM report states that the value of integrated data in key sectors in India is worth nearly $500 billion. The strengthening of data sharing policy can…
India can become a global example of catapulting the MSME sector. But this will require pragmatic interventions and a multi-pronged approach. By Alok Gupta A few months ago, it was reported that…
Next AI-led steps for India By Kamal Das Artificial Intelligence or AI is the ability of devices to display human-like intelligence using data. AI has become ubiquitous like electricity- invisible…
By Kamal Das “Let use AI in this project” has become a common refrain from managers. AI or Artificial Intelligence is an umbrella term to denote human-like intelligence exhibited by…
By Kamal Das All faces are not considered equal by Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems! A typical commercial AI face recognition system most accurately predicts fair-skinned males. The accuracy for detecting…
By Kamal Das As India celebrates the 1 billion vaccination milestone, we raise a toast to applaud the health care workers and the vaccine manufacturers. We also need to celebrate…
By Kamal Das A middle-aged lady from a small village is facing severe health issues that the local healthcare centre cannot address. Earlier, she would have to drive to a…
By Alok Gupta With the notification of liberalised UAS Rules, 2021, PLI scheme and release of India’s airspace map for drone operations, the Government has taken catalytic steps for the…
There are 12 diseases such as Dengue, Chikungunya, Japanese Encephalitis, Meningococcal Meningitis, Typhoid Fever, Diphtheria, Cholera, Shigella, Dysentery, Viral Hepatitis A, Viral Hepatitis E, Leptospirosis and Malaria reported under integrated…
Technology can play a big role in terms of efficient long-term storage and processing and in improving the supply chain By Prakash Kumar Have you ever thought about how vegetable…
By Prakash Kumar The making of public policy for a country is a complex task, and the complexity further increases if the country is large, populous and diverse. If a…