An interesting article in the DNA by Pranjal Sharma on the meaning of disruption in the developing world, the transformative changes taking place through technology-led disruptions in Asia and Africa, and his other takeaways from the 47th edition of the St Gallen Symposium. As Pranjal succinctly points out, “In these developing regions, disruption is creation, […]
Month: May 2017
Are we bold enough to embrace next generation manufacturing?
Image courtesy of toonsteb at FreeDigitalPhotos.net India has the potential to become the hotbed of next generation manufacturing technology that integrates the digital and the physical world (also called Industry 4.0). The push for growing the manufacturing sector from its current contribution of around 16 percent as share of GDP to around 25 percent of […]
Janak Nabar and Prof Sunil Mani interviewed by United Nations University
CTIER hosted the Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policies-India Workshop in March 2017 in association with United Nations University-Maastricht Economic and social Research Institute (UNU-MERIT). The workshop held in Pune saw good participation from industry, central and state governments and academia amidst engaging lecture sessions and field visits. Against that backdrop, Janak Nabar, CEO of […]