Tech@Work

Visionaries are already forecasting the next revolution in manufacturing – Industry 5.0.

In this episode of Tech@Work, Reema Tendulkar talks to Basant Shroff, partner, E&Y to get key answers on what will be the key technologies driving Industry 5.0.

India is digitising faster than any other country, barring Indonesia. This is what McKinsey’s analysis of 17 mature and emerging economies has shown. However, India’s digital story is still in its infancy with a digital score of 32 out of 100.

By 2025, digital could transform India's economy, says Alok Kshirsagar, senior partner, McKinsey and Anu Madgavkar, partner, McKinsey. In this episode of Tech@Work, Reema Tendulkar talks to these two to understand where India’s digital growth is headed.

The ban on social media app TikTok has been lifted in India. However, the company is still not out of the woods as the onus on making sure there is no pornography on its platform rests with itself. How will TikTok monitor its platform with millions of users? The answer is artificial intelligence (AI). The app will use a combination of AI, facial recognition software and independent content audit checks. 

In this episode of Tech@Work, Reema Tendulkar talks to Faisal Kawoosa, founder, TechARC to understand exactly how TikTok is going to come true to its promise.

Pollution and noise-free electric vehicles are said to be the future of the automobile industry.

Why does Mahindra electric, despite being in the business for a decade, has only sold 14000 electric vehicles up till now? In this episode of Tech@Work we dive deeper into the EV market with Mahindra electric CEO Mahesh Babu. Babu said that the big EV opportunity in India could be for public transport and for fleet operators.

5G service, the next generation of mobile networks, is expected to be rolled out next year in India. 5G networks promise faster wireless speeds and have far-reaching implications for innovations such as self-driving cars and technologies such as augmented reality.

What does 5G mean for Indian telecom? Will 5G auctions trigger further consolidation? 

Even as the US and China prepare to embrace 5G by the end of this year, we dialled Rajiv Sharma, co-head of research at SBI Caps, to get his insights. Listen to Sharma talk about how technology could potentially change our lives.

Data localisation is the latest buzzword and there are two camps firmly set up between the ones who want free internet and the ones who keep national security as paramount. In this week’s episode of Tech@Work, we reopen this debate with Amit Malhotra, MD of IDC India and South Asia.

While data localisation is against the ethos of free and open internet, India claims that it is for protecting secure nation's security and protect its citizen's data. How valid is the national security argument? Is the security of data is dependent on the location of data?

Malhotra talks on whether data security is dependent on its location, impact on Indian startups and the impact of increased regulatory burden.