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Nanogenerators – A Game Changer
India can expand its geostrategic footprint by developing and sharing cost-effective technologies like nanogenerators with smaller economies
Cloud Security - A Macro View
Acknowledging the cloud as ‘global commons’ is the prerequisite for launching a universally coordinated effort to bolster security.
India: Opportunities and Challenges
India has a huge potential in the cloud market, both as a consumer as well as a service provider and business innovator.
Future of Cloud: Risks, Security and Governance
It is imperative to view cloud security as an integrated whole by placing equal emphasis on its non-security aspects.
Leveraging the Cloud
As critical infrastructures undergo digital transformation, cloud services will play a vital role in their secure functionality.
The Concentration Conundrum
It is important to identify and address the systemic risks that arise from a concentration of cloud service providers.
An All-Pervasive Presence
By allocating shared responsibilities for risk mitigation, the cloud affords a better baseline for security.
An Evolving Global Fabric
Restricting the free flow of data, which is critical to the cloud’s functioning, is likely to create a more fragmented system.
The Bitcoin Buzz
The increasing trend towards using cryptocurrencies as an investment and trading tool, set off by influencers, calls for sustainable regulations.
Democratising and Incentivising
Satellite broadband represents the future of communication. It will be critical in building ubiquitous connectivity across the globe.
Looking Ahead
By learning from the past and drawing on global best practices, it is important to create an international governance framework for satellite internet.
The Mix and Match Way
The success of satellite internet in India will depend on the permutations and combinations of systems to benefit the end-user.
A New ‘start’?
By giving a fresh lease of life to the arms reduction treaty, Russia and the U.S. are recommitted to a substantive model of limiting stockpiles.
Internet in the interstellar space
From innovations in space manufacturing to increased participation of the private sector, the timing is ripe for satellite-based broadband to grow at an exponential pace.
New era for telecoms, satellites, and backhaul
Satellite communication presents the most elegant and uninterrupted platform for ubiquitous high-speed communication anywhere on the planet.
Engendering Partnerships
Innovation and profitability will be important drivers in sustaining projects in space
Closing the Chasm
Only once the yawning gap between terrestrial and space internet is bridged in terms of costs, technology, and the regulatory burden will it become a sustainable venture.
Enabling People of Space Tech
Apart from innovative technologies, the satellite revolution owes its success to individual personalities who have dared to think outside the box.
Deep Pockets Needed
It will take enormous capital commitment and private initiative to realise the full potential of satellite internet.
Tapping Into Potential
The demand for satellite internet in the country will be contingent on enabling policies, delivery strategies, and costs.