Case Studies

Handbook On Digital Economy Policies, Programs & Incentives In Karnataka

Karnataka is the bright spot in the developmental story of India. It epitomizes the best of many worlds. Karnataka is a land of ancient heritage, scenic beauty, thriving wildlife and rich culture. It is also a land of innovation, industry and a rich talent pool.Home to the Silicon Valley of India, it is a leader in sectors such as IT & ITeS, Machine Tools, Aerospace & Defence, ESDM, Biotechnology, R&D, and Engineering Design.

Making digital Platforms Work for asia and the Pacific

Platforms have been transformative, drastically challenging traditional business models. Digital platform-enabled companies have radically reduced the market shares of traditionally dominant firms and generated modern forms of employment like cloud work, “gig” work or local on-demand work, and informal entrepreneurial work.

Digital Leadership and
the GIG Economy

Digitalization refers to the fourth industrial revolution and gig economy is its latest advancement. Digitalization is fast, and ongoing and now arguably ubiquitous all over the world. The developed countries have embraced digitalization and are now reaping the benefits from it.

The rising GIG Economyos
INDIA

The Gig economy refers to a temporary contractual job or freelance work that a person may take, on a project-to-project basis, for which the payment is made once the task is completed. It is a globally rising phenomenon with 36 per cent of U.S. workers or close to 57 million Americans engagedin it. 

Electronics System Design &
Manufacturing

The Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) market in India is anticipated to increase at a CAGR of 16.1% between 2019 and 2025, owing to strong demand, supportive government policies and increased digitalisation. The ESDM sector plays a key role in the government’s goal of generating US$ 1 trillion of economic value from the digital economy by
2025.

Proceedings of the Government of Karnataka

Karnataka is the IT hub of India and its capital Bengaluru is the fourth largest technology cluster in the world. Karnataka is the first State in the country to formulate IT Policy in the year 1997, which gave an impetus to the growth of IT industry in the State. 

Unlocking the potential of the
GIG Economy in India

India’s workforce today is estimated to comprise around 500 million workers, of which around 210 million are engaged in the agriculture and allied sectors, and the remaining approximately 290 million in the non-farm sectors that include construction and real estate (62 million), manufacturing and utilities (60 million), retail (47 million), and transportation and logistics (25 million).

India’s Tech
Industry Talent

India is positioned favourably mainly due to its demographic advantage and various skilling initiatives by all key stakeholders. The Government of India’s initiative, Skill India Campaign, intends to train 400M people in different skills by 2022.