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Reinventing girlhood, one block at a time
Three ways that parents can help daughters open their minds to STEM paths
- Aparajita (Opu) Bhattacharyya
- Sep 20, 2021 7:09a.m.
A case for boosting ecommerce in India
India’s ecommerce sales are only about 2.5% of China’s. There are many compelling reasons for ensuring that ecommerce diffuses fast and widely. A policy push can hasten the pace
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Get back to fitness—one day at a time
September 18, 2021 | FF Daily #478: FF Recommends a simple routine that, followed with discipline, will get you there
Behind Infosys’ struggles to deliver the income tax project
Why did the IT major mess up the high-profile government project? No one quite knows the answer. The clues, however, lie in the inherent difficulties in executing tech projects for the government
State Vs Big Tech: Splinternet and the geopolitics of tech regulation
While China, Europe and the US have their own reasons for regulation, the global trend is also defined by tech nationalism, a desire to protect homegrown tech companies, and competition between the three regions. Part 4 of this 4-part series explores this ‘technomic war’ and what the implications are for India
When is a consultant’s job done?
The fees they earn is not a measure of how well a consultant has served the client. These three stories of change—of BP’s turnaround, Mexico City’s municipal workers, and of young consultants who want to make a real difference—show what a consultant's job really is. Extracted from Arun Maira’s latest book, ‘The Solutions Factory: A Consultant’s Handbook for Problem-solving’
State Vs Big Tech: Taming the American giants
Under the Biden administration, there’s an urgency building up for regulation. There’s bipartisan support, though there are dissenting voices too. And ironically, Big Tech itself is lobbying for federal rules. Part 3 of this 4-part series decodes the US ecosystem
State Vs Big Tech: The Brussels Effect
The EU's two-pronged approach to tech regulation is focused on protecting individual privacy and checking cartelization by Big Tech. Europe's GDPR is considered the gold standard in extensive tech regulation. However, there are unintended consequences and new challenges
State Vs Big Tech: The three drivers of Chinese techlash
China has taken a U-turn from boosting its tech firms as ‘national champions’. In part 1 of this 4-part series on the global moves to rein in Big Tech, we explore the political, economic and social motivations of the Chinese state in clipping the wings of its consumer-tech giants
Transforming Indian banking
To transform and build better governance, which of the two levers ought a leader use? Compliance? Or culture?
