Page 5 - Digitisation

Madhya Pradesh, Odisha top performers in digitising land records: NCAER

From sixth to tenth position, are West Bengal, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, respectively.

Cash is king, digital is divine: RBI talks digitisation post demonetisation

Digital payments in the country have witnessed a growth (CAGR) of 61 per cent, it said

India's online food delivery industry to touch $8-bn mark by 2022: Report

Peer or network advocacy (52%) played a critical role in drawing people to try online food ordering for the first time

Major ports in India are turning efficient by digitising their operations

As the gateway for the export and import of goods, ports are a significant contributor to the country's economy, and hence, their operational efficiency is vital

BS Banking Annual 2019: Bandhan Bank's future is digital, says C S Ghosh

'Most of our borrowers lack income proof. We are seeing how we can use IT to gather more information about them and take credit decisions', said Ghosh

How voice & video will dominate in 2020

Today, more than 8,000 million videos are viewed on Facebook every day

MFIs managing risk by turning to tech innovation to ensure loan repayment

The technological interventions were necessitated by the increasing cases of defaults in the microfinance segment

AI: Snake oil or a promise pill?

The clamour to get attention and be noticed as experts in the absence of proof points is causing people to question the credibility of all the applications AI promises

Indian Railways, EU agree to focus on digitisation, green transport

Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal and Chairman of the Railway Board, Vinod Kumar Yadav held talks with the delegation

Emerging economies should bridge the digital gap before it's too late

What's needed is a shared national vision for digital change and coordination between governments, companies and civil society

Tech CFOs bat for digitisation of financial functions by companies

Pradip Kanakia, South India Price Waterhouse Coopers' managing partner and assurance leader, said a CFO in a company is best placed to drive the organisation's digital transformation

Digitising small businesses an $80 bn opportunity over 5 years, says study

Gig economy, through the likes of Flipkart, Ola, Uber, Swiggy and Zomato, is pushing businesses to move to digital

Digital transformation is not just another project for us: Oracle's Gaonkar

Technology decisions are no longer an exclusive domain for the IT function and the whole C-suite is deeply involved, says Guruprasad Gaonkar

Indian firms need to push the digital agenda by identifying quick wins

While long-term measures are required to build a digital organisation and culture, steps can be taken immediately to not only prevent a widening of the gap but narrow it down

Digital transformation & employee readiness

Successful implementation of any initiative is only possible when employees see the value it adds

Demonetisation was no rash call; we missed the many hints months earlier

It would not be incorrect to assume that the government had been toying with the idea of demonetisation from as early as February 2016

Bank digitisation creates new jobs: Robot programmer to blockchain expert

The shift towards digitisation has also led to the growing importance of digital officer

Democracy, digital India and networks

Digitisation and democracy are ruled by the ineluctable dynamics of networks

Niti Aayog adopts UP's 'digital land' model for pan-India replication

Centre sets up technical steering paneleto study model, prepare by-laws; UP's system speeds up process of land sorting and analysis and supports faster resolution of land disputes and court cases

Heralding a digital future for India: Aadhaar, Jio, Jan Dhan and GST

The rules for a new digital world will have to be framed carefully to prevent business capture as well as political misuse, and to protect citizens from predatory action, writes T N Ninan