Tsunami of Tech-development is waiting for us- Kishor Balaji, Director Corporate Affairs (South Asia), Intel
The emerging technologies in development are playing a big role whether its electronics, energy, display, material science or agriculture. Technologies, for instance, cryogenic treatment, conductive polymer, utility fog, claytronics, precision agriculture or agriculture robot it’s all over the place changing the social horizon with full pace. The Annual CSR leadership conference by NASSCOM foundation had organised a special session with eminent industry players on the floor to discuss various social aspects that they have come across in their journey towards social practices.
Technology had played a key role to address the challenges in today’s changing scenario and continuous paradigm shift. Addressing the session, Nishith Pathak, vice president Accenture technology labs had said, "machine learning and the artificial intelligence will be the waves that will change horizon of technologies it will lead to more intelligence. Technology for good requires sustainable development of social aspects via any such technology."
Nishith has also talked about Accenture’s innovative work for such similar technology known as ‘Drishti’ that has enabled many physically impaired people with very less or no eyesight to address the challenge of object identification. Now, this programs let them recognize various objects in with a rapid response time. The said program had reduced dependency of blind people on human beings. Nishith shared his experience of how this program has a deep impact on the social circle that became a possibility due to technological development. Along with this tech supported eye, Nishith has also shared Accenture’s programs that had given some sort of support to stop child trafficking and how it supported ‘Akshaya Patra’ the free mid-day meal program by the government.
Cisco India is not very far from any other IT giant when it comes to contributing towards social causes and Harish Krishnan, the MD of public affairs & strategic engagement for Cisco India has shared the same with participants. India has a huge societal challenge in terms of migration and the same issue was raised by Harish. He continued and said that stress on entire infrastructure is very huge. He has raised the poignant issue of a challenge to corporates of not being able to take a proper pilot for any change. Harish has also shared the process to connect, enable, increase, save, accelerate and exercise example as core to Cisco’s various developmental initiatives including the initiative for Akshyay Patra. While Akshay Patra appears a favourite social investment program for IT giants in India, Cisco is also involved in Kisan Raj, a program that enables farmers to control irrigation devices (namely pumps) to control them in a remote manner. A pump connected via mobile phone of a farmer enables him to control on and off operations along with various other controls during power failures and surges.
JP Morgan’s MD for CIB technology, Nirav Chokshi shared the code for good and force for good programs that they have started for social wellness. Kishor Balaji, Director corporate affairs for South Asia at Intel shared a famous line from a famous book, he said, "we live in best as well as worst of times. He has rightly pointed out that there is a tsunami waiting outside in terms of technological advancement and innovation to make changes. Merged reality and 5G have already started changing the world. Kishor had also shared that efficient production, improved quality of life, efforts for the development of sustainable environment as well as extreme longevity are factors change for better. As an industry, we should and we are engaged in changing the societal structure to positive nodes. Kishor has also shared that how Intel has established 10 incubation centres for training and development of hidden talents of remote areas.
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