5G Benefits–what are for less developed countries?
It has cost $20 billion for South Korea to upgrade infrastructure to offer 5G benefits to 45 percent of the 52 million population, spread over 100,210 sq km. Yes, such…
Industrial Revolutions
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Semiconductor Industry Waves
To regain the edge in the global semiconductor industry, the USA has come up with a $52 billion rescue package. Despite being a major human capital supplier, India has a…
Self-learning Ability to Cope with Changing Skill Demand
Skills for the future and future of work are fraught with pervasive uncertainties. According to World Economic Forum predictions made in 2020, by 2025, as high as 50 percent of…
Semiconductor Value Chain – globally distributed ecosystem
Global chip shortage affecting production was one of the top news in 2021. It has affected 200 downstream sectors ranging from smartphones to automobiles. Why does it persist so long?…
Job Polarization – technology shaping future of work
New digital-native companies have been relying on algorithms to supervise the operation. Their algorithmic self-servicing tools and real-time monitoring have been taking the middleman out of the equation. As automation, software…
Robots Taking Over Jobs – blessing for China?
There is no denying that robots are taking over jobs. For sure, 2.7 million robots, as of 2020, working factories around the world have taken over at least six times…
Design Thinking Skills – for winning innovation race
Besides the good acceptance of design thinking skills for human-centric innovation, why is a record number of startups failing? Why are innovators suffering from the burn of the failure of…
Empathy Skills – for systematic ideation
Despite having so much advancement in science, technology, publications, and patents, why are we witnessing astronomical failure rates in startups? Why are more than 80 percent of product innovation retiring…
Soft Skills – vital for winning innovation race
We are all after innovations for improving products, processes, and organizations. This is our core capability of finding a scalable growth path. A recent study finds that 84% of business…
Innovation Skills – turning ideas into wealth
It’s easy for rural farmers in Bangladesh to generate and deploy ideas in producing economic value. But why are thousands of startups all over the world failing to turn their…
Skill Development – endless upskilling and reskilling
Skill development focuses on developing a learned ability to perform certain things well. Understanding the necessity of skill development is not difficult. But for upskilling and reskilling, should rely on…
Job Creation – makes future of work encouraging
For sure, technology is killing jobs. But despite many job loss predictions and job loss data, we have far more jobs than before. Who is behind the job creation? Are…