The advent of new technologies has always been looked upon with suspicion by the incumbent workforce on their relevance and employability. It is true that many of these disruptions were accompanied by a transition period of temporary job loss but were soon followed by recovery and business transformation, adding to the efficiency, higher productivity, and […]
Read more >Marriage in the 21st Century It takes two to marry but only one to end the marriage. The institution of marriage is being influenced by many fundamental shifts in society. While two decades ago, there could be a somewhat same universal definition, meaning and importance of marriage, the same cannot be said today about marriage. […]
Read more >During the past decade, many multinationals have come up short trying to make a profit by solving the pressing needs of low-income communities. Preoccupied with their social missions, companies have optimistically taken on challenging projects, only to be surprised when weak consumer demand and obstacles such as bad roads keep revenues low and costs high. […]
Read more >Schools need to start with a formal assessment of the extent and scope of the problem of cyber-bullying within their school by collecting survey and/or interview data from their students, teachers, parents, staff and technical experts to establish the baseline measures of Internet usages, instances of cyber-bullying, the extent of bullying, profiles of victims and […]
Read more >Governor Jerry Brown welcomed delegates to the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco this week with some strong announcements, including that 100% of California’s electricity will come from clean sources by 2045 and that the US is on track to meet approximately two thirds of its carbon goal under the Paris agreement. Against a […]
Read more >Cyber-bullying is rarely random; there is often a connection between the victim and the bully. The daily routine of most children leaves them open to cyber bullying. On an average, they are spending between 1 to 5 hours on various things in cyber space, every day. More than 80% of the students using Facebook upload […]
Read more >We may think of the world as the blue planet, but a vanishingly small percentage of the world’s water is available to meet our basic needs, including drinking, sanitation, and irrigation. In the face of explosive human population growth, our freshwater supply continues to diminish, endangering a precious and indispensable resource. Water scarcity becomes more […]
Read more >By 2020, individuals aged 60 and older will be greater in number than children younger than five. By 2050, the world’s older adult population will have doubled to 2 billion. These numbers are striking. Cognitive decline, strained pension schemes, and burgeoning healthcare costs: are we prepared for tomorrow’s complex longevity challenges? These challenges provide unique […]
Read more >It makes better sense to discuss this question with parents. The discussion that follows could be shared with parents, without any need to edit. Awareness and education can help considerably in preventing and dealing with the consequences of cyber-bullying. Here is a set of five cyber-values our children should be encultured with: Accountability: children need […]
Read more >Today I find myself telling people I care about the future of governance. Should you too? With headlines all around us describing the global retreat of democracy, it might be time to radically rethink the future of our global political system. You don’t have to major in political science or have a long history of […]
Read more >