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There is a considerable amount of research about the factors that make a company innovate. So is it possible to create an environment ...(186)... to innovation ? This is a particularly pertinent ...(187)... for India today. Massive problems in health, education etc. ...(189)... creative and innovative solutions that can ensure radical change and ...(190)... There are several factors in India's ...(191)... Few countries have the rich diversity that India or its large, young population ...(192)... while these ...(193)... innovation policy interventions certain additional steps are also required. These include ...(194)... investment in research and development by ...(195)... the government and the private sector, easy transfer of technology from the academic world etc. To fulfill its promise of being prosperous and to be at the forefront, India must be innovative.
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The group desired to enhance the learning experience in schools with an interactive digital medium that could be used within and outside the class-room.
Then the teacher can act on the downloaded data rather than collect it from each and every student and thereby save his time and effort.
Edutor, decided the group of engineers, all alumni of the Indian Institute of technology, when they founded Edutor Technologies in August 2009.
They can even take tests and submit them digitally using the same tablets and the teachers in turn can download the same tablets and the teachers in turn can download the tests using the company's cloud services.
With this desire they created a solution that digitalizes school textbooks and other learning material so that students no longer need to carry as many books to school and back as before, but can access their study material on their touch-screen tablets.
A mechanic works on motors and an accountant has his computer. Likewise, if a student has to work on a machine or device, what should it be called ?
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PASSAGE
The evolution of Bring Young Own Device (BYOD) trend has been as profound as it has been rapid. It represents the more visible sign that the boundaries between personal life and work life are blurring. The 9 am – 5 pm model of working solely from office has become archaic and increasingly people are working expected hours from a range of locations. At the very heart of this evolution is the ability to access enterprise networks from anywhere and anytime. The concept of cloud computing serves effectively to extend the office out of office. The much heralded benefit of BYOD is greater productivity. However, recent research has suggested that this is the greatest myth of BYOD and the reality is that BYOD in practice poses new challenges that may outweigh the benefits. A worldwide survey commissioned by Fortinet chose to look at attitudes towards BYOD and security from the user point of view instead of the IT managers . Specifically the survey was conducted in 15 territories on a group of graduate employees in their early twenties because they represent the first generation to enter the workplace with an expectation of own device use. Moreover, they also represent tomorrow’s influences and decision makers. The survey findings reveal that for financial organizations, the decision to embrace BYOD is extremely dangerous. Larger organizations will have mature IT strategies and policies in place. But what about smaller financial business ? They might not have such well developed strategies to protect confidential data.
Crucially, within younger employee group, 55% of the people share an expectation that they should be allowed to use their own devices in the workplace or for work purposes. With this expectation comes the very real risk that employees may consider contravening company policy banning the use of own devices. The threats posted by this level of subversion cannot be overstated. The survey casts doubt on the idea of BYOD leading to greater productivity by revealing the real reason people want to use their own devices. Only 26% of people in this age group cite efficiency as the reason they want to use their own devices, while 63% admit that the main reason is so they have access to their favourite applications. But with personal applications so close to hand, the risks to the business must surely include distraction and time wasting. To support wasting as the greatest threat to the organization, while 42% citing greater exposure to theft or loss of confidential data. Clearly, from a user perspective there is a great deal of contradiction surrounding BYOD and there exists an undercurrent of selfishness where users expect to use their own devices, but mostly for personal interest. They recognize the risks to the organization but are adamant that those risks are worth taking.
