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Kiran Karnik

Kiran Karnik

Former President, NASSCOM

Kiran Karnik has had such a diverse professional career that it's difficult to box him into a single category. He worked for 20 years at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), launched Discovery Channel and Animal Planet in India and, as president of Nasscom between 2001 and 2008, helped promote India's IT capabilities worldwide. And then there's the consulting assignments he has done for the United Nations, Ford Foundation and the World Health Organisation. But Karnik's toughest assignment came in 2009 when Satyam Technologies's corporate fraud – the biggest in India – stood exposed. The government appointed him as head of a six-member committee to restore the firm's credibility. A self-described "public non-intellectual" and a graduate of the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad, Karnik is currently a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister. His website is: http://kirankarnik.wordpress.com

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Education needs a new direction to meet the emerging needs of the future
·Economy, Policy & Society

Education needs a new direction to meet the emerging needs of the future

As technology becomes ubiquitous in day-to-day living, and its role in the economy grows, the importance of knowledge will increase manifold. This knowledge economy will require far deeper specialization, as disciplines get more complex. And also people with a broad understanding of multiple disciplines. An excerpt from Kiran Karnik’s new book, ‘Decisive Decade’

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Kiran Karnik

Kiran Karnik

Former President, NASSCOM

Purpose-Driven Networks: Sustaining large-scale movements of change
·Economy, Policy & Society

Purpose-Driven Networks: Sustaining large-scale movements of change

Social and political movements of change need to embed “moderators” who can connect and guide the flow of the movement—people who promote a dialogue and help create a consensus on action

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Kiran Karnik

Kiran Karnik

Former President, NASSCOM

Design radical breakthroughs through grand challenges
·Entrepreneurship, Startups & Innovation

Design radical breakthroughs through grand challenges

Prize-based public competitions are emerging as a smart way to encourage social innovation and technological development in a way that benefits mankind. An exclusive extract from the book 'Crooked Minds: Creating An Innovative Society' shows us how

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Kiran Karnik

Kiran Karnik

Former President, NASSCOM