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Industry News: Information and Communications
Cyber security: 32% of Indian firms see careless, unaware employees as the biggest vulnerability, reveals EY surveyedit
There is hardly any IT or IT-related event in which PM Narendra Modi has participated and not spoken on Cyber Security; such is the importance of the issue. Digital India is PM Narendra Modi’s one of the most ambitious projects, and the success of this project is highly dependent on Cyber Security.
Cyber SecurityIndia must balance the rewards and risks of technology in 2019edit
2018 was a watershed year in India’s commitment to infuse modern technologies into how the economy runs – most notably with $480 million allocated by the central government for AI development this fiscal year. Additionally, the central government fulfilled its promise and rolled out a draft of India’s first data regulatory bill that builds a framework to control data usage that drives emerging technologies in consultation with citizens and industries.
Modern TechnologyTop Digital Transformation Trends For 2019edit
The most talked about subject, yet, not well understood—2019 will not be a different year. Technology advancement and disrupters have forced every organization to take note of it. However, many times, companies simply leverage new technologies to improve the past under the illusion of transformation. This is mainly due to lack of big picture and disruptive technology understanding.
Digital TransformationIndustry News: Future of Mobility
Urban mobility development in India: Need to look beyond costsedit
Public transport infrastructure is an important indicator of progress in global economy where growth opportunities are linked to the mobility of people, goods and information. India currently ranks 44th in the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index, a relatively high score compared to other countries at similar income levels. This number matters not just to the transport sector, but to India’s economy as a whole.
Urban MobilityTransport sector can become all electric-driven by 2030: EV expertedit
Electric vehicles are the future and with the help of innovative approaches, Indias transport sector can become all electric-driven by the year 2030, an EV expert and professor of IIT Madras has said.
Electric VehiclesSupportive framework for EV transition “imperative”: ICRAedit
Rating agency ICRA Thursday said a supportive framework for electric vehicle transition was imperative and a clear roadmap on faster adoption on hybrid and electric vehicles would help auto-component indusry to firm up investment plans.
Electric VehiclesIndustry News: Future of Work
48% Employees Likely To Switch Jobs For More Flexibility, 53% Ready To Take Pay Cut For Working From A Remote Placeedit
Now employees are not just happy with a nine to five desk job. They want more challenging assignments, more mobility, better pay, more leaves and similarly greater flexibility. In the 90s or before that, companies had little to offer in terms of complementary benefits (such as after-office outings, chill-out sessions, celebration of festivals etc). There was no cut-throat competition and social media was still a decade away.
Industry News: Education
Bridging The Gender Gap In STEMedit
In many developing nations there are still huge social challenges when it comes to getting girls into school in the first place. Add to that inherent bias and conditioning, and the STEM gender challenge becomes even more entrenched.
STEM Education‘More than education policy, it’s a robust action plan that counts’edit
Values such as sustainable development, sensitivity to society, dignity of labour and constant need for innovation should be integral to any education policy. The country does not need an education policy as much as we need an action plan, said some of India’s top minds in the area of education, speaking at a panel discussion on ‘What does India’s new education policy really need?’ at the ThinkEdu Conclave 2019 on Thursday.
EducationIndustry News: Skilling
Employment Quotient: When skills meet requirementsedit
While the demographic dividend has created a necessity of employability for millions of youth, this challenge is going to only increase further, since more than 75% of new job opportunities are expected to be “skill-based” according to an industry report.
SkillingThe new skills marketplaceedit
LinkedIn recently analyzed all the job postings that employers have made and stated that there are at least 50,000 professional skills in the world. So which ones will make you most sought after? LinkedIn4 has the answer — from soft skills like creativity and adaptability to hard skills like AI and data science, the list is long.
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