From the Editor's Desk So. you have an idea for fixing a problem in your city? Maybe, it's potholes, or a cleanliness drive, or a project that reduces pollution. What if, you could put this up on a site and attract funding for it and solve it on your own. That's precisely what a bunch of social designers in Finland are trying with Brickstarter. Imagine if this idea could be further extended, where instead of your local government allocating tax money, ordinary citizens could identify problems, suggest solutions and then allocate their tax rupees towards the projects they identify with the most! True democracy in action? The government knows exactly what the people want, at all times and plays more of an enabler role. Such a radical new way of looking at democracy is what author Steven Johnson suggests in his book - Future Perfect. Today's technology does provide us the opportunity to experiment with new forms of community development. This is especially critical in a large complex country like India, where top-down planning often runs into vested interests - Comment
Advt: Get qualified leads for your business TradeBriefs introduces automated mobile number verification, progressive qualification and other API-based verification. Save time and money!
Ringo-founder Bhavin Turakhia launches Zeta Meal Vouchers app Serial tech entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia's digital payments platform Zeta has rolled out its first product – Zeta Meal Vouchers –which aims to provide employees access to corporate meal vouchers at the click of an app.
Is Half an Internet Better Than No Internet at All? A whopping 81 percent in a survey of 30,000 people have voted against Free Basics or any such programme and want an unbiased or neutral internet for themselves, a survey conducted by citizen engagement platform LocalCircles said here on Thursday.
Videocon-Telenor 4G deal hinges on four key circles The Videocon Groups plans to sell its 4G spectrum to Telenor seem to have run into a glitch, with the Norwegian carrier wanting to buy airwaves in four circles.
Facebook: The phone number is dying This means Facebook Messenger has more active monthly users than rivals Snapchat and Viber, but still lags the 900 million using WhatsApp, also owned by Facebook.
'Sony Mobile set to turn profitable from next year' Kazuo Hirai has been leading a transformation at Japanese electronics giant Sony. Once a global powerhouse in electronics, Sony has been trying to re-invent itself in an era where smartphones define top-line and some of its core businesses like televisions face stiff competition.
The changing realities in India's start-up market Over the next few months, it won’t be surprising to see more start-ups, across sectors, give in to down rounds or at best raise fresh capital at flat valuations
HR leaders on the talent buzzwords of 2016 Digital will rule when it comes to managing talent. Performance accountability will increase with differentiation between the top talent and rest of the employees.
Apple reveals CEO Tim Cook's salary Apple Inc chief executive Tim Cook's compensation rose 11.5% to $10.3 million in 2015, a year when the company had a rocky ride due to fears of slowing shipments of its new iPhone models.
India's postal service seeks to serve as banker to the masses NEW DELHI _ The world's largest post office network is planning to ramp up its financial services across India, triggering a race among commercial banks to set up partnerships to reach remote areas that have been unprofitable.
Venkaiah Naidu meets Sonia to push GST in Budget session The NDA government sought rapprochement with the principal opposition party as parliamentary affairs minister Venkaiah Naidu met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh to get their support for the crucial GST bill.
Luxury home sales drive Vancouver housing market Sales volumes on houses, condos and townhomes in the C$1 million to C$2 million range jumped 43.3 percent in 2015, while those in the C$2 million to C..
QuikrHomes CommonFloor announce their merger … finally Online classifieds company Quikr announced that it has merged property portal CommonFloor with its real estate vertical QuikrHomes. MediaNama had confirmed the merger earlier in November and reports then had said that the size of the deal was $200 million. Following the merger, the companies
17 things which will not change in the advertising industry in 2016 : Report Since this is the season for crystal-ball gazing, predictions and listicles, herewith my unsolicited, light-hearted take (no offence meant) on things which will not change this year for the ad industry: 1. Agency press release announcing big wins: you know the type which says that the agency has already won zillion trillion crores worth of …
PDP writes to governor, Mehbooba Mufti may be sworn in as first J K CM today Ruling PDP president Mehbooba Mufti is set to be the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, succeeding her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed who passed away on Thursday, with party MLAs unanimously electing her as their leader and writing to Governor NN Vohra in this regard.
Chong Wei trumped, Delhi ace Hunters at home With Delhi now leading 3-1, their Malaysian doubles pair of Koo Keat Kien and Tan Boon Heong completed the formalities to record a comprehensive 4-1 win.
CAB says no to Ghulam Ali concert at Eden Gardens This follows a proposal from the West Bengal Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (WBMDFC) to hold the event at the iconic cricket stadium.
Bollywood newcomers to watch out for in 2016 Bollywood newcomers to watch out for in 2016 - 2015 was no great shakes as far as new acting talent is concerned. There is a slew of hopefuls awaiting their turn in 2016. Here’s looking at the faces that may go places in the coming year.
TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives
No comments:
Post a Comment