Strategy for American Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing

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Goal 1: Develop and Transition New Manufacturing Technologies Worldwide competition in manufacturing has been dominated in recent decades by the maturation, commoditization, and widespread application of computation in production equipment and logistics, effectively leveling the global technological playing field and putting a premium on low wages and incremental technical improvements. Pervasive networking and recent advances Read More …

Human Development and its effects on Economic Growth and Development

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Abstract The focus of this study is to empirically examine the impact of Human Development on Economic Growth and Development in African countries, between 1990 and 2015. The key findings and results of the study suggested the existence of a positive and significant impact of human development on economic growth and development in Africa. The Read More …

Basel III: Cost-Benefit analysis for Indian Banks

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Abstract Ever since the global financial crisis hit the world economy in 2008, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has been instrumental in suggesting regulations which will largely enhance the banking system’s ability to absorb economic upheavals. The suggested Basel-III regulations are an improved version of the earlier Basel-II banking regulations. It primarily emphasizes the Read More …

Planning for Smart Cities in the Indian Context

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Abstract Smart cities are, in general, perceived to be high technology urban areas. They have been defined by many entities depending upon the business these entities are into. For example, organisations like IBM or Cisco talk about development of smart cities in terms of usage of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to enhance the quality Read More …

Editorial

Posted onAuthorGurumurthy Kalyanaram

Indian national elections are here. India chooses members of parliament – Lok Sabha. And then the parliamentarians choose the Prime Minister. The process is similar to other parliamentary democracies. The Indian elections will be conducted in the months of April and May, and the electoral outcome will be known about May 23rd. There are 543 Read More …

Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence

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About the National Science and Technology Council The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) is the principal means by which the Executive Branch coordinates science and technology policy across the diverse entities that make up the Federal research and development (R&D) enterprise. One of the NSTC’s primary objectives is establishing clear national goals for Federal Read More …