Shakti Singh is a young man in his later half of mid-twenties who lives in a small village of Chohtan block in the district of Barmer in Rajasthan State of India. Barmer, which is arid, a desert, is also one of the largest districts of India besides being highly under developed. People in this district eke out their lives with enormous amount of difficulties.
Quickly changing business landscapes driven by technological trends already in motion are predicted to transform our lives in the coming years. From greater automation of daily chores, robo-advisories, virtual reality at homes to an avalanche of e-commerce activities and the rise of an AI-based shared economy, the world around us is metamorphosing in unfathomable ways.
Sunil Unny Guptan writes extensively about a topic that probably has not been explored much or has been written down in the form of short articles till now. The book begins with a foreword by C Parthasarathy, Chairman and MD, Karvy Group, who recalls his interactions with Dr. Sunil Guptan, his mentor, with utmost fondness.
Digital Transformation: Build Your Organization’s Future for the Innovation Age by Lindsay Herbert is a practical guide for people, irrespective of rank, position, seniority and authority, who would like to see their respective organizations transform themselves by embracing the challenges which the ubiquitous and constant churning and presence of digitalization has brought upon the modern-day businesses.
This compelling book discusses the ‘seductions, limits and contradictions’ of the entrepreneurial movement in India. Entrepreneurship is being shaped as a movement that embraces creative freedom, business value, and nation building. Examples and case studies are building up of how techies, designers, development specialists, and business professionals can create entrepreneurial ventures for socio-economic uplift.
Privacy has emerged as the most prized possession in the ‘Information Age’. Technology giants such as Google, Facebook and Amazon are being taken to task by the governments over the issue. But the design and motivation of the relationship evolving between social media platforms and users lead us to the grim conclusion that perhaps privacy is a holy grail, the quest of which will lead us to the darkest alleys of misgivings.