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Author: Niranjan Gidwani
Niranjan Gidwani is a Certified Independent Director (MCA-INDIA), board advisor, and former CEO of Eros Group Dubai, with expertise in governance, ESG, and digital transformation. A member of the UAE Superbrands Council and GCC Board Directors Institute, he is a thought leader in business excellence and sustainability.
What then could be the issue with India’s homegrown social media apps. Why have they underperformed or disappeared? What is it about Indian social media platforms that tires out users in just a few years or sometimes even in just a couple of months?
The new buzzword is that stores should be used as experience zones and fulfillment centres. Over the years, a lot more has changed in the last seven years than in the three decades that came prior.
Technology and innovation are accelerating at a speed never seen before in history. Mankind has now started experimenting with the science of teaching computers to solve problems. This is what we term as “machine learning”. The world has therefore started unlocking a new and exciting world of tools: artificial intelligence.
Corporate governance is essentially the art of directing and controlling an organization while balancing the needs of all stakeholders, including the shareholders. This requires that conflicts of interest among various stakeholders be frequently and regularly resolved and balanced out.
As wearable technology becomes more integrated into daily life, the potential for innovation and growth in this field is limitless, as long as this industry puts its focus also on security and sustainability.
The most dangerous attacks today are perpetrated via social engineering, activities aimed at tricking customers through psychological manipulation into giving access to personal information or committing security mistakes that let fraudsters accomplish their breaches.
From my over three decades of experience handling electronics, mobiles and appliances and studying current trends, I believe two key technologies are likely to shape the future of home appliances more and more – a) Combination of AI and IOT, and b) Brushless Direct Current Motors (BLDC)
India. The Lavale campus of Symbiosis straddles across a massive 400 acres of land from the base of the hill to the hilltop. The Institution is creating great leaders, building bonds with global alumni and has bigger ambitions for the future, while constantly upgrading and upskilling its own teaching faculty.
For the sake of our planet and its sustainability, technology and its creators owe it to themselves and to each of us. The technology cycle, if disruptive and successful in the area of sustainability, may never see a decline. India and the UAE could be potential co-creators in this success.
Brick-and-mortar may go through its lows like any other business. But in our part of the world, its here to stay. Landlords and retailers would need to be cautious to ensure that greed does not become the key reason for the format to lose out.
