"It was a wonderful experience interacting with you and appreciate the way you have planned and executed the whole publication process within the agreed timelines.”
Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh PalIndia is home to nearly a fifth of the global population, yet it contributes less than 4% of global GDP.
The asymmetry between Gross and Per Capita GDP itself speaks volumes about the failure of the Indian State to ensure an equitable share of opportunities and provide structural enablement across the population. Human Capital deficiencies, such as skill-gaps viz-a-viz emerging technologies, low economic empowerment and rampant inequity douse the aspirations of the youth. In this milieu, digital technologies provide both challenges and opportunities for capacity building and upward social and economic mobility.
India’s transformation to an upper-middle-income economy depends on our ability to effectively leverage the four E’s of development, namely Education, Electronics, Enterprise and Empowerment. Transformational Technologies introduces readers to a diverse range of disruptive technologies and highlights the enormous scope for ideation and action in enterprise, governance and academics.
Ravi Kumar Pillai
Ravi Kumar Pillai has a rich professional experience, having worked in Public Sector, Private Sector, MNCs and his own business. His experience covers professional, entrepreneurial, consulting, coaching and training domains. He holds a Master’s degree in Management from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai. He has wide and inter-disciplinary interests in Management, Digital Technologies, Development Economics and Education.
Transformational Technologies is a collection of 30 articles on emerging technologies, published in 2019 in the online magazine, PenNews. These articles were widely read and appreciated by professionals, prospective entrepreneurs, students and readers with interest in emerging digital technologies.
He lives in Trivandrum, Kerala and can be contacted at ravikumarpillai9@gmail.com
