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Friday, April 4, 2025
TopicGlobal Technology Summit 2021

Topic: Global Technology Summit 2021

Digital India a good start but govt must build capabilities for robust growth

When a new technology comes forth, a developing country with the relevant capabilities can leap forward. Japan did this with automobiles and consumer electronics.

You’re wrong if you think business, climate change don’t mix. Net zero is a realistic goal

Businesses can urge employees to take sustainable actions for climate change. But you can’t reduce what you can’t measure.

Health data cannot be fragmented and inaccessible. Modi govt needs a policy revamp

The discussion around the exchange of personal and sensitive health info has largely focused on aspects of security and privacy of the data.

How to deal with misinformation in end-to-end encrypted texts? Answer is not traceability

There is a false binary between encryption and public safety. Give users better products while protecting their texts.

US and China trade disputes are an opportunity. India could become the next tech hub

Bengaluru did not become a tech innovation hub overnight. It shows key policy changes that are required in India to foster an innovative ecosystem.

Omicron shows why global vaccine chains should be ready for unforeseen shocks

As Covid pandemic moves to epidemic conditions with regional hotspots, caution must be taken because any fault line in global vaccine supply can be cataclysmic.

Russia shooting down satellite hints at future of International Space Station. It’s grim

While a moratorium on further testing of DA-ASAT weapons may take time, there is no reason why countries cannot start exchanging data on debris in outer space.

On Camera

National Skill Development Corporation, WRI India partner to address green skill gap

Partnership involves designing industry-aligned curriculums to arm individuals with skills for green jobs and self-employment.

Meet Sardar Swaran Singh, 82-yr-old tailor who stitched uniforms for Sam Manekshaw, SRK in Fauji

Sardar Swaran Singh stitched uniforms for Army chiefs, supplied to UN missions, and catered to Shah Rukh Khan during Fauji. He has been stitching uniforms since he was 15.

Thank you Trump for putting tariff gun to India’s head. That’s the only way we’d be forced to reform

Trump threatening to pull the trigger might be just what is needed to wake up India’s self-congratulatory establishment from its headline-managing fantasies.