The Digitalization Conundrum in India: Applications, Access and Aberrations
Edited by Keshab Das, Bhabani Shankar Prasad Mishra, and Madhabananda Das. India Studies in Business and Economics book series (ISBE). Springer Nature, ISBN: 9789811569074, 2021.
About The Book: This book examines the nature, extent and implications of rapid strides digitalization has made in India since the turn of the millennium. These have been examined not merely in the sphere of information and communication technology (ICT) but its multifarious applications spreading across almost all aspects of production, services and institutions which have profound repercussions for the transformation of the society and economy at the micro, meso and macro levels. With contributions from both ICT scholars and social scientists, this book presents diverse scenarios and unravels challenges faced in the process of technical applications, access by the users of these disruptive technologies (automation, e-commerce, big data analytics & algorithms, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, etc.) which, unlike heavy machines (embodied technology), mostly defy physical space, pace of mobility and inoperability between technologies. Chapters in this volume address challenges and possibilities in establishing and operating intricate engineering infrastructure, technical and societal constraints encountered in broad-basing digitalization across layers of educational and social skills conducive to difficult geographies. Issues dealt within this book include farming, healthcare, education, food processing, e-commerce, labour, rural community development, open source data and information democracy. The chapters also reflect upon implications on local economy and society, of the very global nature of these seamless technologies where interoperability remains the quintessential advantage of digitalization whether promoted or spearheaded through the state, private sector or global capital. The book critiques policy inadequacies and suggests plausible policy approaches to reduce the adverse impacts of fast digitalization and broad-base potential benefits across space and levels of socio-economic development of regions and society. This book would be of interest to scholars, practitioners, technocrats, industry analysts, policy makers and civil society agencies.
Keywords: Information and Communication Technology; Disruptive Technologies; Interoperability; Big Data Analytics; Industry; Socio-Economic Development
Table of Contents
Edited by Keshab Das, Bhabani Shankar Prasad Mishra, and Madhabananda Das. India Studies in Business and Economics book series (ISBE). Springer Nature, ISBN: 9789811569074, 2021.
About The Book: This book examines the nature, extent and implications of rapid strides digitalization has made in India since the turn of the millennium. These have been examined not merely in the sphere of information and communication technology (ICT) but its multifarious applications spreading across almost all aspects of production, services and institutions which have profound repercussions for the transformation of the society and economy at the micro, meso and macro levels. With contributions from both ICT scholars and social scientists, this book presents diverse scenarios and unravels challenges faced in the process of technical applications, access by the users of these disruptive technologies (automation, e-commerce, big data analytics & algorithms, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, etc.) which, unlike heavy machines (embodied technology), mostly defy physical space, pace of mobility and inoperability between technologies. Chapters in this volume address challenges and possibilities in establishing and operating intricate engineering infrastructure, technical and societal constraints encountered in broad-basing digitalization across layers of educational and social skills conducive to difficult geographies. Issues dealt within this book include farming, healthcare, education, food processing, e-commerce, labour, rural community development, open source data and information democracy. The chapters also reflect upon implications on local economy and society, of the very global nature of these seamless technologies where interoperability remains the quintessential advantage of digitalization whether promoted or spearheaded through the state, private sector or global capital. The book critiques policy inadequacies and suggests plausible policy approaches to reduce the adverse impacts of fast digitalization and broad-base potential benefits across space and levels of socio-economic development of regions and society. This book would be of interest to scholars, practitioners, technocrats, industry analysts, policy makers and civil society agencies.
Keywords: Information and Communication Technology; Disruptive Technologies; Interoperability; Big Data Analytics; Industry; Socio-Economic Development
Table of Contents
- The Digitalization Conundrum in India: Context and Concerns | Keshab Das, Bhabani Shankar Prasad Mishra, Madhabananda Das
- Digital Transformations and Structural Exclusion Risks: Towards Policy Coherence for Enabling Inclusive Trajectories | Smitha Francis
- Quantum Computing and Its Application in Healthcare and Agriculture | Kiranjit Pattnaik, Subhashree Mishra, Bhabani Shankar Prasad Mishra
- Decision-Making Using Big Data in Predicting Degenerative Diseases | V. Bhanumathi, C. P. Sangeetha
- Impact of IoT in Healthcare: Improvements and Challenges | H. Swapna Rekha, Janmenjoy Nayak, G. T. Chandra Sekhar, Danilo Pelusi
- Paving the Way for Smart Agriculture in India | Debasish Kumar Mallick, Ratula Ray, Satya Ranjan Dash
- Agricultural IoT as a Disruptive Technology: Comparing Cases from the USA and India | M. Umme Salma, Srinivas Narasegouda
- A Survey of Digitized Handwritten Signature Verification System | Anjali Rohilla, Rajesh Kumar Bawa
- Protection of Consumer Rights in E-Commerce in India | Richa Gupta
- Mediating Financial Inclusion Through Digital Technology: A Critique | Tara Nair
- Future of Work in Information Technology and the Analytics Industry: Understanding the Demand | Nausheen Nizami
- Technology for Information Democracy: Case of GIS Enabled Entitlement Tracking System | Sushmita Patel, Tenzin Chorran, Kunja Shrestha, Shivanyaa Rawat
- Mobile Application in Agriculture Development in India: Policy, Practices and the Way Forward | Vikas Kumar
- Open Research Data in the Global South: Issues and Anomalies in the Indian Context | Anup Kumar Das
- Crisis in Technical Education in India: Evolving Contours of the Computer and Information Sciences Discipline | Hastimal Sagara, Keshab Das
No comments:
Post a Comment