Governance Challenges & Solutions - Traditional governance faced issues like bureaucratic delays, lack of transparency, and citizen disconnection, leading to corruption and barriers in good governance [6][8] - The Karnataka government implemented the Sakala Act (Right to Citizen Services Act) to prescribe time limits for service delivery, impacting 350 million people over the last decade with 98% of services delivered within the set time [9][12][13] - Technology, with empathy as the compass, is key for inclusivity, transparency, and trust in public services [5] Agricultural Transformation - Farmers face uncertainty in pricing and market inefficiencies, leading to exploitation [4][15][16] - The government introduced an online electronic market platform to redesign APMC markets, enabling statewide and nationwide competition, benefiting 51 lakh (5.1 million) suppliers and resulting in a turnover of 75,000 cr (750 billion) rupees last year [17][22] - Farmers receive mobile SMS updates on commodity prices and market information, addressing information asymmetry [20][21] Disaster Management & COVID-19 Response - Karnataka has a real-time monitoring system with 6,500 telemetric rain gauges and 850 weather monitoring stations, receiving 27 cr (270 million) data points every 15 minutes [26] - The state uses technology for early warning systems, including lightning sensors, and disseminates information to 20 lakh (2 million) farmers through a call center [27][28][29] - Technology aided COVID-19 management through KPME app, tracking pharma sales, establishing fever clinics, and assessing readiness indicators [32][33][34] Data & Social Registry - Karnataka has a social registry of 5.4 cr (54 million) people, enabling business process re-engineering and informed decision-making for government schemes [37] - The state maintains a fruits database for farmers, tracking land records and benefits received, to ensure equitable distribution of resources [38] - Electoral role management system was implemented to standardize electoral roles, removing around 50 lakh (5 million) duplicate names [39][40] Elephant Conservation - Karnataka, with the highest elephant population in the country (6,500 elephants, 20% of Asian elephants), uses technology like smart barriers, radio collaring, and thermal drones to mitigate human-elephant conflict [43][44]

Before we go forward, I'd like to take you back, not years, but decades. Picture yourself when you're 5 years old. >> I know. I'm so cute.What made you feel safe or seen. What made you feel curious or hopeful. We start life full of wonder.And even in that not knowing, we feel the world deeply. We sense when something fits and when it doesn't. When we're five, we have that kind of clarity unclouded by expectation.I'm a developmental psychologist and a professor. And for the past 25 years, I've tried to carry ...

[Applause] So again uh welcome everyone. This topic is uh very near and dear to my heart and I'm very excited to talk to you today on why I believe and hopefully you will too after I'm done cultural competence should be the new DEI. Think for a moment.Think about a time when you felt truly seen. Not just acknowledged, but deeply understood. A time when your unique perspective wasn't just tolerated, but actively sought out and valued.Your opinion mattered. How did you feel. Did you feel empowered, liberated, ...

Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality. That was one of the opening lies in the science fiction series Westworld posed to Dolores, an AI powered robotic and the main female character who later developed human consciousness. So I ask you, have you ever questioned the nature of your reality.That involves having human consciousness, understanding your identity, and asserting your self authority to write your own life story rather than allowing others to program it for you. Today, AI is evolving at ...

Before October 7th of 2023, have any of you ever confused Palestine with Pakistan, whether in Chinese or English. They're pretty similar, aren't they. When I first returned to Hong Kong after volunteering in Palestine for half a year back in 2022, I was startled by the sheer number of people who did.But perhaps it is understandable. Many schools in Hong Kong probably would not have offered an introduction to the Middle East throughout 12 years of education. Mine did not.And the Middle East does not figure m ...

When I was 24, I boughted a prank from Japan with the intention of spending one year in the United State to learn more about American education. I had been a preschool teacher in Japan, but I was disappointed with the culture of teaching. I was inspired by American diversity, its cultures, its ideas, its possibilities.But I wasn't prepared for the challenges that followed. New language, new systems, a sense of not belonging. But through those early years, I kept coming back to one thing, the children.Teachi ...

[Music] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] 14 years ago, that piano piece changed my entire life. I was sitting in a movie theater watching the movie Intouchables. I'm sure most of you have seen it. Beautiful movie. I love the movie. Beautiful storyline. All the actors, super emotional. I loved everything about it. But it was something else that moved me the most. It was the music. The music by Ludovviko and Audi that was just so so touching and inspiring for me that I thought, "Wow, when I grow up, I want to do e ...

Civil Services & Social Impact - Civil services in India provide a platform for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve significant positions and bring hope to their communities [4] - Empathy and a focus on people are more important qualities for civil servants than pure efficiency [9] - The narrative that civil services should be privatized is incorrect because it overlooks the empathy and hope that civil servants bring [13][14] - Civil servants play a crucial role in bridging the gap for those who are backward with respect to both caste and class [13] Personal Fulfillment & Meaningful Contribution - Money beyond a certain point does not add value; living a meaningful life and contributing to society are more important [16] - Individuals from privileged backgrounds are choosing to leave high-paying private sector jobs to join civil services to add value and make a difference [17][18] Education & Mentorship - One-to-one personalized mentorship is becoming increasingly important in the Indian education system, replacing traditional classroom programs [23][24] - Personalized mentorship helps individuals identify and correct their weaknesses, leading to improved performance [26] - The speaker advocates for one-to-one mentorship in all aspects of life, emphasizing fault finding, course correction, and repetition [30][31]

[Music] A very warm good morning to everybody. The previous speaker was unlocking the musician in you. I will attempt to unlock the leader in you.My understanding of leadership is based on my four decade journey in the Indian Army. what I have learned and what the Indian Army has taught me. Leadership like music is something which is there in each one of us waiting to be unlocked.We are all looking outwards not realizing leadership lies within. You have to unlock that potential. Another thing about leadersh ...

Imagine a world where people are doing something they are really passionate about even without worrying about name, fame or money. They're constantly driven by a thought of impacting millions of lives through their actions. Their lives are filled with lot of contentment.No worries at all. Now think of the another world where people are constantly worried about their job, their office, their bosses. The month end salary credit message followed by a lot of messages of debiting their account for EMIs, EMIs and ...