Author: Krishna

  • Is online Learning Ready for us?

    A cultural readiness check: Navigate the complexities of change while ensuring a smoother transition. There are has been a great deal of discussion happening on online learning and it’s effectiveness. COVID – 19 accelerated this transformation. Now more students and professionals are looking to acquire new skills online. But the question is how could we…

  • How Democracies Die

    How Democracies Die

    How Democracies Die is a fantastic read for those like me who believe we can have a free and better society This week I read the book, How Democracies Die, written by Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt. In this book, authors presented a collection of global evidence on actions of politicians that lead to eroding fundamentals…

  • Economic Gangsters

    Economic Gangsters

    Economic Gangsters is a terrific read, for any one interested in understanding the corruption, violence and the poverty of nations. Day to day we come across wide range of political scandals and nepotism in rise, in these times it is critical to isolate sound from noise. Raymond Fisman and Edward Miguel presented a way to…

  • How trade-offs effect policy making

    What processes can ensure policy risk mitigation Policy making is critical to any institution / governing body to ensure the systems attain their intended outcomes. How do we assess that the policy is properly designed ? How do we address intangible consideration ? In this blog, I would like to share how I conducted policy…

  • How Government can secure its data from cyber threats?

    How Government can secure its data from cyber threats?

    Cyber Security has been given higher emphasis in recent times not just in private sector but also in public sector. In the past 5 years, the majority of the security protocol breaches happened due to compromised password. For instance, the breaches happened in the case of  Target, Sony Pictures, the Democratic National Committee and the…