Google and KPMG India released a comprehensive report "Indian Languages - Defining India's Internet" in April 2017. The report has a lot of useful details which were not known to most of us. Mint had recently carried a summary from the report. India has 234 million Indian language users online, compared to 175 million English users The … [Read more] about 9 of the 10 new internet users today are Indian language users: Google
Smartphones increasing time taken to finish a meal in restaurants
I came across an interesting research findings in a book on Small Data. It talks about how the time taken to finish a meal has increased in restaurants as customers are busy with their smartphones (Facebook, Whatsapp). I am not surprised with these statistics as we often see families and friends spending a lot of time on their smartphones instead … [Read more] about Smartphones increasing time taken to finish a meal in restaurants
Digital India: What India’s Open Data Program could learn from USAFacts.org
The importance of Data is growing not just in the private sector but also in the Government. Data can help in decision making. In fact, Data not only helps the citizens but the governments too can benefit by making better-informed decisions. Let us touch on what the 3 sites do - Data.gov [US Govt], USAFacts.org [US Non-Govt … [Read more] about Digital India: What India’s Open Data Program could learn from USAFacts.org
Twitter bots influencing voters during elections
Last November we heard a lot about 'fake news' during US elections. Twitter Bots could have played a role, and it appears both political parties used Bots but one party won this bot war. To begin with what is a bot? A bot automates many tasks for you - for e.g. picks a tweet, understands the context, automates the response. The algorithm of the … [Read more] about Twitter bots influencing voters during elections
How a simple idea could increase property tax collection in Bangalore
A few days ago, we all read about how low the property tax collection rate was in Bangalore. A mere 20% paid their property tax in Bengaluru. Unacceptable for a city like Bengaluru. "#GIS #bigdata #machinelearning analysis: Bengaluru & Jaipur collect only 5% to 20% of their potential property taxes. #EcoSurvey Ch 14" Very interesting … [Read more] about How a simple idea could increase property tax collection in Bangalore