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Watch the full video (above) of the panel discussion between Dr Gulshan Rai, Ajay Prakash Sawhney and Tobby Simon, chaired by V Latha Reddy, as part of the ‘Metamorphoses-Talking Technology’ series.

Digital technologies are now an indispensable component of virtually all activities of a modern economy. They significantly increase economic efficiency but are also vulnerable to cyber attacks. Critical infrastructure, such as smart power guides, air traffic control and sensitive data stored in computer systems can be compromised or even disabled through a variety of cyber attacks. Cyber security, therefore, has become an urgent and compelling concern. This session assessed the nature and scale of the challenges to cyber security, the tools that are available to us to deal with these challenges and what the future trends might be in this domain. The panelists, who are all domain experts, evaluated the state of cyber security in India.

V Latha Reddy is the former Deputy National Security Advisor, Government of India.

Dr Gulshan Rai is the National Cyber Security Coordinator, Government of India.

Ajay Prakash Sawhney is Secretary (Electronics & Information Technology), Government of India.

Tobby Simon is the Founder President of Synergia Foundation.

The audience feedback of the session can be accessed here.

Metamorphoses is a modest effort to try and bridge the gap between digital technologies, which are transforming our lives, and our understanding of their multiple dimensions. The series is a joint initiative between NITI Aayog (the Government of India’s think tank), India International Centre (IIC) and Centre for Policy Research (CPR).

Access the other Metamorphoses sessions below:

• Metamorphoses: Keynote
• Metamorphoses: Second Panel Discussion on ‘Future of Governance’
• Metamorphoses: Special Interaction on ‘Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation’
• Metamorphoses: Third Panel Discussion on ‘Vocabulary of the Digital’
• Metamorphoses: Special Interaction on ‘Beyond Techno-Narcissism- Self and Other in the Internet Public Realm’
• Metamorphoses: Fourth Panel Discussion on ‘Technology, Social Divides and Diversity’
• Metamorphoses: Fifth Panel Discussion on ‘Unpacking Media – Digital & Traditional’
• Metamorphoses: Sixth Panel Discussion on ‘Automation, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Jobs’
• Metamorphoses: Seventh Panel Discussion on ‘Solutions to Technology Pessimism’

Watch the full video (above) of the panel discussion between Dr R Chidambaram, Anna Roy, Rajat Gupta, Sanjeev Bikhchandani and Dr A Didar Singh as part of the ‘Metamorphoses – Talking Technology’ series.

Current and anticipated developments in technology, such as advances in automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning, are leading to concerns about their impact on jobs. Many employment streams we are familiar with today may be rendered redundant in the next few decades. There may be new jobs guaranteed by the technologies of the future, but they require different skill sets and educational curricula. Are our societies prepared to adapt these changes? What will be the likely impact on a country like India, where for several years into the future, millions of jobs will have to be found for a young and expanding demography? This session on ‘Automation, Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Jobs’ debated these issues.

Dr R Chidambaram is the former Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.

Anna Roy is Advisor at NITI Aayog.

Rajat Gupta is a Senior Director at Mckinsey and Company.

Sanjeev Bikhchandani is the Founder and Executive Vice-Chairman, Info Edge (India) Limited – Naukri.com and Co-Founder of Ashoka University.

Dr A Didar Singh is a Senior Fellow, Delhi Policy Group and Member ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work.

The audience feedback of the session can be accessed here.

Metamorphoses is a modest effort to try and bridge the gap between digital technologies, which are transforming our lives, and our understanding of their multiple dimensions. The series is a joint initiative between NITI Aayog (the Government of India’s think tank), India International Centre (IIC) and Centre for Policy Research (CPR).

Access the other Metamorphoses sessions below:

• Metamorphoses: Keynote
• Metamorphoses: Second Panel Discussion on ‘Future of Governance’
• Metamorphoses: Special Interaction on ‘Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation’
• Metamorphoses: Third Panel Discussion on ‘Vocabulary of the Digital’
• Metamorphoses: Special Interaction on ‘Beyond Techno-Narcissism – Self and Other in the Internet Public Realm’
• Metamorphoses: Fourth Panel Discussion on ‘Technology, Social Divides and Diversity’
• Metamorphoses: Fifth Panel Discussion on ‘Unpacking Media – Digital & Traditional’

Watch the full video (above) of the panel discussion between Dr R Chidambaram, Anna Roy, Rajat Gupta, Sanjeev Bikhchandani and Dr A Didar Singh as part of the ‘Metamorphoses – Talking Technology’ series.

Current and anticipated developments in technology, such as advances in automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning, are leading to concerns about their impact on jobs. Many employment streams we are familiar with today may be rendered redundant in the next few decades. There may be new jobs guaranteed by the technologies of the future, but they require different skill sets and educational curricula. Are our societies prepared to adapt these changes? What will be the likely impact on a country like India, where for several years into the future, millions of jobs will have to be found for a young and expanding demography? This session on ‘Automation, Artificial Intelligence & the Future of Jobs’ debated these issues.

Dr R Chidambaram is the former Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.

Anna Roy is Advisor at NITI Aayog.

Rajat Gupta is a Senior Director at Mckinsey and Company.

Sanjeev Bikhchandani is the Founder and Executive Vice-Chairman, Info Edge (India) Limited – Naukri.com and Co-Founder of Ashoka University.

Dr A Didar Singh is a Senior Fellow, Delhi Policy Group and Member ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work.

The audience feedback of the session can be accessed here.

Metamorphoses is a modest effort to try and bridge the gap between digital technologies, which are transforming our lives, and our understanding of their multiple dimensions. The series is a joint initiative between NITI Aayog (the Government of India’s think tank), India International Centre (IIC) and Centre for Policy Research (CPR).

Access the other Metamorphoses sessions below:

• Metamorphoses: Keynote
• Metamorphoses: Second Panel Discussion on ‘Future of Governance’
• Metamorphoses: Special Interaction on ‘Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation’
• Metamorphoses: Third Panel Discussion on ‘Vocabulary of the Digital’
• Metamorphoses: Special Interaction on ‘Beyond Techno-Narcissism – Self and Other in the Internet Public Realm’
• Metamorphoses: Fourth Panel Discussion on ‘Technology, Social Divides and Diversity’
• Metamorphoses: Fifth Panel Discussion on ‘Unpacking Media – Digital & Traditional’

Watch the full video (above) of the panel discussion between Dr Sunil Abraham, Osama Manzar and Yamini Aiyar, chaired by Ambassador Shyam Saran, as part of the ‘Metamorphoses-Talking Technology’ series.

The aim of the discussion is to explore how advances in technology are impacting social interactions and human behaviour particularly in a country with strong traditions and deeply ingrained patterns of thinking. Digital technologies carry the promise of democratising societies, empowering marginalised sections of society and opening up new opportunities for women. However, there are also certain negative aspects to the use of these technologies that may strain the social fabric and even undermine the institutions and processes of a democratic state.

Dr Sunil Abraham is Vice-President at Mozilla Foundation.

Osama Manzar is Founder and Director of Digital Empowerment Foundation.

Yamini Aiyar is President and Chief Executive at Centre for Policy Research.

Ambassador Shyam Saran is Life Trustee at India International Centre and former Foreign Secretary.

Metamorphoses is a modest effort to try and bridge the gap between digital technologies, which are transforming our lives, and our understanding of their multiple dimensions. The series is a joint initiative between NITI Aayog (the Government of India’s think tank), India International Centre (IIC) and Centre for Policy Research (CPR).

Access the other Metamorphoses sessions below:

• Metamorphoses: Keynote
• Metamorphoses: Second Panel Discussion on ‘Future of Governance’
• Metamorphoses: Special Interaction on ‘Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation’
• Metamorphoses: Third Panel Discussion on ‘Vocabulary of the Digital’
• Metamorphoses: Special Interaction on ‘Beyond Techno-Narcissism- Self and Other in the Internet Public Realm

Watch the full video (above) of the panel discussion between Amba Kak, Dr Avdesh Sharma, and Dr Nand Kumar, chaired by Ambassador Shyam Saran, as part of the ‘Metamorphoses-Talking Technology’ series.

Our modern age is characterised by the pervasive use of digital technologies, which may spawn the internet and the World Wide Web. We now have the widespread use of social media, such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram among others. These are instrumental of democratising the political and social space of vastly improving access to knowledge and enabling quick and efficient communications. Along the benefits, however, come a number of serious concerns, both social and psychological, including phenomena such as trolling the use of bots and internet-addiction. Our challenge lies in using digital technologies for the benefit and welfare of mankind, while mitigating, if not eliminating the negative consequences.

Amba Kak is Public Policy Advisor at Mozilla Corporation.

Dr Avdesh Sharma is a Senior Psychiatrist.

Dr Nand Kumar is a Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS.

Ambassador Shyam Saran is a former Foreign Secretary and Life Trustee at the India International Centre.

The audience feedback of the session can be accessed here.

Metamorphoses is a modest effort to try and bridge the gap between digital technologies, which are transforming our lives, and our understanding of their multiple dimensions. The series is a joint initiative between NITI Aayog (the Government of India’s think tank), India International Centre (IIC) and Centre for Policy Research (CPR).

Access the other Metamorphoses sessions below:

• Metamorphoses: Keynote
• Metamorphoses: Second Panel Discussion on ‘Future of Governance’
• Metamorphoses: Special Interaction on ‘Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation’
• Metamorphoses: Third Panel Discussion on ‘Vocabulary of the Digital’
• Metamorphoses: Special Interaction on ‘Beyond Techno-Narcissism- Self and Other in the Internet Public Realm’
• Metamorphoses: Fourth Panel Discussion on ‘Technology, Social Divides and Diversity’
• Metamorphoses: Fifth Panel Discussion on ‘Unpacking Media – Digital & Traditional’
• Metamorphoses: Sixth Panel Discussion on ‘Automation, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Jobs’

Watch the full video (above) of the keynote by Professor Yochai Benkler introducing ‘Metamorphoses’ – a series of nine interactions, which will unfold over a year, covering different aspects of the digital revolution. Metamorphoses is a modest effort to try and bridge the gap between digital technologies, which are transforming our lives, and our understanding of their multiple dimensions. The series is a joint initiative between NITI Aayog (the Government of India’s think tank), India International Centre (IIC) and Centre for Policy Research (CPR).

Prof Benkler talks about current and future technologies and their likely impact on democracy, development, growth and inequality.

Prof Yochai Benkler is the Berkman Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies at Harvard Law School, and faculty co-director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.

Inaugural remarks were delivered by Mr N N Vohra, President IIC.

Brief opening remarks were given by Mr Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog; Ambassador Shyam Saran, Life Trustee, IIC and former Foreign Secretary; and Ms Yamini Aiyar, President & Chief Executive, CPR.

Closing remarks were delivered by Air Marshal Naresh Verma, Director, IIC

The introductory remarks can be accessed here. The question and answer session that followed the keynote can be accessed here.

The audience feedback video can be accessed here.

Access the other Metamorphoses sessions below:

• Metamorphoses: Second Panel Discussion on ‘Future of Governance’
• Metamorphoses: Special Interaction on ‘Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation’
• Metamorphoses: Third Panel Discussion on ‘Vocabulary of the Digital’

Watch the full video (above) of the panel discussion between Dr J Satyanarayana, Chinmayi Arun, Ananth Padmanabhan and Vrinda Bhandari, chaired by Justice BN Srikrishna, as part of the ‘Metamorphoses-Talking Technology’ series. Metamorphoses is a modest effort to try and bridge the gap between digital technologies, which are transforming our lives, and our understanding of their multiple dimensions. The series is a joint initiative between NITI Aayog (the Government of India’s think tank), Indian International Centre (IIC) and Centre for Policy Research (CPR).

The panel discusses concepts like receptive technology, glacial government, response of regulators to the pace of technological advancements, era of blockchain and bitcoins, artificial intelligence, big data and forecasting.

Justice BN Srikrishna is Chairman of the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC).

Dr J Satyanarayana is Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

Chinmayi Arun is Assistant Professor of Law at the National Law University.

Ananth Padmanabhan is a fellow at Carnegie India.

Vrinda Bhandari is an advocate.

Opening remarks were delivered by Yamini Aiyar, President and Chief Executive, CPR.

The audience feedback video can be accessed here.

Access the other Metamorphoses sessions below:

• Metamorphoses: Keynote
• Metamorphoses: Special Interaction on ‘Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation’
• Metamorphoses: Third Panel Discussion on ‘Vocabulary of the Digital’

Watch the full video (above) of the special talk on ‘Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation’, featuring Prof. Soumitra Dutta and Prof. Ambuj Sagar as part of the ‘Metamorphoses-Talking Technology’ series. This talk analysed how digital technology has enabled a more widespread start-up culture with reference to India and the US; its impact on public goods like health, education and micro-finance; the viable business models in this space; and digital technology as an enabling and empowering instrument for women.

Prof Soumitra Dutta is Professor of Management at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and Chair of Board of Directors Global Business School Network (GBSN), Washington DC.  Prof Ambuj Sagar is the Vipula and Mahesh Chaturvedi Professor of Policy Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Opening remarks were delivered by Air Marshal (Retd.) Naresh Verma, Director, India International Centre.

Metamorphoses is a modest effort to try and bridge the gap between digital technologies, which are transforming our lives, and our understanding of their multiple dimensions. The series is a joint initiative between NITI Aayog (the Government of India’s think tank), Indian International Centre (IIC) and Centre for Policy Research (CPR).

Access the other Metamorphoses sessions below:

• Metamorphoses: Keynote
• Metamorphoses: Second Panel Discussion on ‘Future of Governance’
• Metamorphoses: Third Panel Discussion on ‘Vocabulary of the Digital’

Watch the full video (above) of the panel discussion between Abhishek Pitti, Dhruv Arora, Mahima Kaul and Prof Gagandeep Kang, chaired by Prof K Vijay Raghavan, as part of the ‘Metamorphoses-Talking Technology’ series.

The aim of this talk is to demystify terms associated with our online presence. In order to meaningfully participate in the current debate around how the Internet intersects and in many ways directs various aspects of our lives, it is critical to understand the digital terminology that has now become commonplace. Informed user understanding of this language can empower the person to take control of the narrative versus being controlled by the same narrative.

Prof K Vijay Raghavan is Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.

Abhishek Pitti is the co-founder and CEO of Nucleus Vision.

Dhruv Arora is Manager, Digital and Strategic Communications at the Centre for Policy Research.

Mahima Kaul is Head, Public Policy and Government Partnerships, India at Twitter.

Prof Gagandeep Kang is Executive Director at the Translational Health Science Technology Institute (THSTI).

Opening remarks were delivered by Ambassador Shyam Saran, Life Trustee, IIC and former Foreign Secretary.

The audience feedback video can be accessed here.

Metamorphoses is a modest effort to try and bridge the gap between digital technologies, which are transforming our lives, and our understanding of their multiple dimensions. The series is a joint initiative between NITI Aayog (the Government of India’s think tank), Indian International Centre (IIC) and Centre for Policy Research (CPR).

Access the other Metamorphoses sessions below:

• Metamorphoses: Keynote
• Metamorphoses: Second Panel Discussion on ‘Future of Governance’
• Metamorphoses: Special Interaction on ‘Leading Digital Transformation and Innovation’

Watch the full talk (above) by Pratap Bhanu Mehta on ‘Metaphysics of Avoidance Self and History in Aurobindo’, delivered as part of the fall 2016 OP Jindal Distinguished Lecture Series titled ‘The Nietzschean Moment in Indian Intellectual History’, organised by the Brown-India Initiative at Brown University.

This is the second lecture in a the two part series, and the first one can be accessed here.