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Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness Economic growth is intricately linked with urbanisation. Studies show that nearly all countries that...
The report analyses the investment potential that lies within the state-specific biotechnology sector. By establishing a framework and through a thorough...
Fostering inter-ministerial strategic partnership to promote adolescent development
amitkapoor, , Speaking, 0Dr. Amit Kapoor was a part of the Roundtable discussion on “Fostering inter-ministerial strategic partnership to promote adolescent development”...
Realising Investment Potential For Indian State-Specific Biotech Industries: Appendix
amitkapoor, , Report, 0The cluster definitions for the Biotech Industry have been created using the 5 digit level of NIC 2008 codes.
Re-imagining governance with Aspirational Districts Programme
amitkapoor, , ADP, Arthashastra, Articles, 0Re-imagining governance with Aspirational Districts Programme In over seven decades of its democratic journey, India has progressed by leaps...
How Aspirational Districts Programme forged new path in governance
amitkapoor, , ADP, Articles, Economic Times, 0How Aspirational Districts Programme forged new path in governance The Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) has been changing the landscape...
DMEO, NITI Aayog partners with IFC to bolster monitoring and evaluation
amitkapoor, , Announcements, News & Coverage, Press Release, 0DMEO, NITI Aayog partners with IFC to bolster monitoring and evaluation Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog and Institute for...
Assessing India’s Gender Budget This year’s Union Budget has been one of the most anticipated budgets, given the disastrous...
Why India’s Education Investment Should Prioritise Secondary Education
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Education, 0Why India’s Education Investment Should Prioritise Secondary Education To optimally leverage education for achieving the desired results, policymakers need...
Improving India’s Competitiveness for Inclusive Economic Growth
amitkapoor, , competitiveness, Speaking, 0CUTS International will be organising a series of webinars in January to March, 2021, to deliberate on issues and...
The spillover effects of higher public investment would see a boost in demand, generate employment and develop the economy’s...
Leveraging Innovation in a Post-COVID World
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, Index 2020, Innovation, 0Leveraging Innovation in a Post-COVID World Necessity drives innovation. The need for transport led to the invention of the...
Creating organizational agility in a post-pandemic market
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Covid 19, 0Creating organizational agility in a post-pandemic market The onset of the fourth industrial revolution has brought with it the...
NITI Aayog Releases Second Edition of India Innovation Index
amitkapoor, , Index 2020, Innovation, Press Release, Press Release 2020, 0Overall Delhi Tops the List, Chandigarh Major Gainer, Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh Lead in Their Respective Categories NITI Aayog,...
The India Innovation Index 2020 was released by the NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner....
The report was released by Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog in the presence of Shri Amitabh Kant, Chief...
Chair, Institute for Competitiveness Over the last decade, India has laid a policy emphasis on innovation as a growth...
NITI Aayog to Launch Second Edition of India Innovation Index 2020
amitkapoor, , Press Release 2020, 0Pre Event Press Brief NITI Aayog will release the second edition of the India Innovation Index 2020 on 20...
Adviser (S&T), NITI Aayog In 2019, NITI Aayog, in collaboration with the Institute for Competitiveness, had embarked upon a...
Member, NITI Aayog The rich cultural history of the Indian Subcontinent is dotted with illustrative instances of a dynamic...
CEO, NITI Aayog Innovation is at the forefront of India’s “Make in India” and “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” initiatives. The aim...
Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog As the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic this year, the significance of innovation is...
The Curious Case of Investment in Education There are numerous benefits of investment in education. It can reduce poverty,...
The Global Economy in the New Decade Economic upheavals in modern global history have often been succeeded by promising...
Building agile organisations in times of uncertainty
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, Economic Times, Rendanheyi, 0Building agile organisations in times of uncertainty The COVID-19 pandemic has redefined “uncertainty”. Organizations around the world were not...
Dr. Amit Kapoor moderated the session at an online webinar on “A movement towards Atmanirbhar Bharat: Competitiveness and Manufacturing...
Role of technology in tackling corruption After years of efforts to eliminate corruption, whether through policy interventions or through...
Self-sufficiency in PPE manufacturing paves the way for indigenous industries
amitkapoor, , PPE, Press Release, 0News Release: Institute for Competitiveness Self-sufficiency in PPE manufacturing paves the way for indigenous industries In 60 days, India developed...
How technology makes it possible to solve corruption As the world observes International Anti-Corruption Day today, it serves as...
India’s Aspirational Districts Programme Focuses Governance Efforts On Development
amitkapoor, , ADP, Articles, 0India’s Aspirational Districts Programme Focuses Governance Efforts On Development By Amit Kapoor, Michael Green, Mark Esposito and Chirag Yadav...
A Case for Investing in Adolescents The fallout of the pandemic for adolescents amplifies the urgency. The time is...
This was a virtual discussion on how IP protections have been key to addressing the current pandemic as well...
Dr. Amit Kapoor in this Productivity Talk will explore the need for and importance of innovation in generating consistent...
The major urban development programmes being implemented are Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Swachh Bharat Mission...
India’s urbanization challenges and way forward India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and its...
Dr. Kapoor shared his thoughts at a session on Navigating the way forward post Covid-19 at the Big Conclave...
Dr. Kapoor was part of the panel discussion at an online workshop on Fostering Productivity and Innovation in Services Sector...
Dr Kapoor participated in a online workshop on Higher Research Quality and Productivity organised on November 23, 2020. The...
BTS Conference this year with the theme “Next is Now” will do crystal-ball gazing of the world in the...
Aspirational District Program: Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas Sabka Vishwas
amitkapoor, , ADP, Media, News & Coverage, Speaking, 0DD DIALOGUE| Aspirational District Program: Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas Sabka vishwas on November 20, 2020. Following Experts shared they...
US Election and America’s Deep Divide The high-stakes US election that concluded with the victory of Democrat candidate Joe Bidenyet...
US election, another spectacle of polarized democracy
amitkapoor, , Articles, Democracy, Economic Times, 0US election, another spectacle of polarized democracy If we set aside the mayhem that followed after, the highly anticipated...
District Development, Data, and Diversity: Lessons and the Way Forward
amitkapoor, , ADP, Covid 19, Speaking, 0The focus of the Government of India on Regional Development and especially Districts (around 700 in number) has been...
Google’s Tryst with Antitrust Cases: Lessons for Innovation
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0Google’s Tryst with Antitrust Cases: Lessons for Innovation Over the last few years, the Big Tech firms have been...
The webinar was organised by Institute for Competitiveness, Thinkers, Thinkers50 and Menlo college on October 26, 2020. The webinar...
How India Became Self-Sufficient In PPE India was able to realise the vision of AatmaNirbhar Bharat, of not only...
Lessons from the Bangladesh Growth Story The International Monetary Fund released the biannual World Economic Outlook this month with...
In order to have a complete control over the end-to-end manufacturing value chain for essential medical supplies and to...
In the backdrop of the rising shift towards authoritarian and populist leaders across global democracies, Dr. Kapoor discussed the...
India’s successful journey to self-sufficiency in PPE kits
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, PPE, 0India’s successful journey to self-sufficiency in PPE kits The AtmaNirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) mission was launched as a result...
Six Months after Shortages, India Has Potential to Become Global PPE kits hub
amitkapoor, , Covid 19, PPE, Press Release, 0Institute for Competitiveness credits Ministry of Textiles for turning around the PPE Industry into a global exporter in a...
AI for inclusive growth The use of automation was one of the trends that was accelerated by the pandemic....
The study conducted by Institute for Competitiveness looks at How the Ministry of Textiles developed an indigenous supply chain...
Leveraging AI for equitable growth The adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Apart from industries that were...
How have Indian Businesses been impacted during and after the lockdown?
amitkapoor, , Articles, Covid 19, IRM, 0Institute for Competitiveness and Times Network Business Perception Survey: How have Indian Businesses been impacted during and after the...
Dr. Amit Kapoor participated in a panel discussion on India Revival Mission. The program was aired on Times Now...
Since reviving the economy would imply reviving economic activity, Times Network has launched the India Revival Mission with an...
Chair, Institute for Competitiveness The COVID-19 pandemic has completely transformed all our ways of life. A significant part that...
Managing Director, Times Network With the outbreak of Covid-19 since January and the imposition of mandatory lockdown since March;...
Aspirational Districts Programme: A shift from traditional governance approaches
amitkapoor, , ADP, Arthashastra, Articles, 0Aspirational Districts Programme: A shift from traditional governance approaches The focus of policy and governance has primarily been on...
ADP Report
amitkapoor, , ADP, Report, report, 0The report is an effort by Institute for Competitiveness to assess the Aspirational Districts Programme. The research in this...
Dr. Kapoor was part of Rendanheyi Boundaryless Network: Opentalk 2020 on September 17, 2020. The new generation of digital...
Aspirational Districts Programme shifts the focus back on development
amitkapoor, , ADP, Articles, Economic Times, 0Aspirational Districts Programme shifts the focus back on development Economic growth and human development are two different concepts that...
Decoding the Economic Contraction Almost half of the current financial year has been completed with the COVID-19 pandemic still...
Export-led growth: India’s path to economic recovery
amitkapoor, , Arthashastra, Articles, Articles, Export Preparedness, 0Export-led growth: India’s path to economic recovery The global economy was already on shaky grounds with high debt-fuelled growth...
India’s exports: New opportunities and newer challenges
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, Economic Times, Export Preparedness, 0India’s exports: New opportunities and newer challenges The global economy faces challenging times ahead. Even before COVID-19 brought the...
NITI Aayog releases report on Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020
amitkapoor, , Articles, Export Preparedness, Press Release, States, 0NITI Aayog in partnership with the Institute of Competitiveness released the Export Preparedness Index (EPI) 2020 today. The first...
Gujarat tops Niti Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2020, followed by Maharashtra and TN
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, Export Preparedness, Press Release, States, 0According to the report, six of eight coastal states feature in the top ten rankings, indicating the presence of...
Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu top Niti’s export preparedness Index
amitkapoor, , Articles, Export Preparedness, States, 0First ever such index by Niti Aayog shows major regional disparities in infra, business environment & support Industrially developed...
States must set up dedicated export departments: NITI Aayog
amitkapoor, , Articles, Export Preparedness, States, 0Urging states to compete among themselves to improve export competitiveness, Kumar said all states should set up dedicated export...
The Export Preparedness Index 2020 was released by the NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner....
The Government of India launched the Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) in January 2018 to accelerate improvement in the socio-economic indicators of the...
The Need for Innovation in Management
amitkapoor, , Articles, Articles, Economic Times, Rendanheyi, 0Rearranging the Workplace: The Need for Innovation in Management From the way we manufacture goods to the way we...
Michael E Porter, Professor, Harvard Business School Scott Stern, Professor, MIT India is at a crossroads. A rising focus on...
Vice-Chairman, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) Rising exports must be an integral component of India’s development strategy....
Chief Executive Officer, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) India’s aim to transform itself into a USD 5...
Advisor, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) The idea of developing an index to measure the Export Preparedness...
Chair, Institute for Competitiveness India’s economic history in a post-independence era shows that export was not the most favoured...
Reimagining Competitiveness & Capitalism in the Emerging New World Order
amitkapoor, , Covid 19, Speaking, 0The world has fundamentally changed since the start of 2020, the path to recovery from COVID-19 remains unclear as...
Rebuilding Indian Economy This year, Independence Day is a quiet affair and just another day of rising COVID-19 cases....
Indian economy and new beginnings As India gears up to celebrate Independence Day this year, albeit in a more...
Dr. Amit Kapoor shared his views at the discussion on “The role of youth in making new India” organised...
The disconnect between Stock Markets and Real Economy Despite the high unemployment levels, a possible economic contraction in the...
Two Sides of the Same Crisis: Stock Markets and Real Economy
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0Two Sides of the Same Crisis: Stock Markets and Real Economy Here’s the conundrum. The unemployment levels in India...
Role of Equality in Pandemics Like many other natural disasters and global epidemics, the Covid-19 pandemic also does not...
Keeping India on track: Why the current wave of rail reforms is actually “historical”?
amitkapoor, , Articles, Economic Times, 0Keeping India on track: Why the current wave of rail reforms is actually “historical”? One of the most overused adjectives in the...
The Covid-19 pandemic has awakened us to the rising inequality around the world that economists have long been warning...
Capitalism needs an ethical reboot Economists have been cautioning about the rising inequality around the world for some time...
How Coronavirus Accentuates Inequality Inequality is a phenomenon that always permeates all levels of society across all walks of...
Coronomics: Life and Leadership Beyond the Pandemic’ will bring together a diverse array of top global experts to discuss...
Discerning the Future The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated some of the major trends that had already started to shake...
Addressing the COVID fallout Over the last few decades, the world has made tremendous progress in lifting people out...
Covid 19: Vulnerabilities and Priorities
amitkapoor, , Covid 19, Social Progress, Speaking, States, 0Covid-19 is an unprecedented crisis with ripple effects on virtually every aspect of society. At stake is not just...
During this time of disruption, financial inclusion remains a powerful development tool to improve access to finance and to...
With the shifts in global economic order, political landscape and social behavior all taking place simultaneously, it is safe...
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