In the Union Budget 2020 Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister of India had unveiled a series of far-reaching reforms, aimed at energizing the Indian economy through a combination of short-term, medium-term, and long term measures. This is a growth oriented budget with a long term commitment towards Make in India, Digital India, Mission Smart Cities, Technology…
By now we were all supposed to be more connected, but instead we’re getting more fragmented and siloed. ‘Likes’ in social media polarize us, where algorithms favor inflammatory content, evoke stronger reactions and keep us hooked longer. We’ve seen fragmentation when it comes to local laws, regulations and privacy. In the private sector, business schools,…
Nikhil Korgaonkar Regional Director, India & SAARC, Arcserve Buoyed by a tech-savvy population, India has become a cradle for technology innovation and quick adoption. In the year 2019, disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning and blockchain made their mark on IT; and not surprisingly, data was at the heart of everything. The 2020 will…
Rakesh Kharwal MD, Cyberbit – India Cybersecurity, for businesses, often comes as something that holds little value. However, the global economy is expected to shed $6 trillion on an annual basis by 2021 due to wide-ranging cyberattacks and cybercrimes – as also pointed out in a report by Cybersecurity Ventures. To give a picture, this…
AI: Separating facts from fiction While artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a household term, it’s far from being a household reality. While machines are making huge steps forward, they are not capable of thinking or acting like humans. What they are really good at, however, is combing through a huge amount of data to provide…