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Case Study 1: Technology changing the face of education
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Technology is changing rapidly with new innovations and discoveries being made across the world. The change has touched our lives, directly and indirectly. One of the core aspects of an individual’s life is education and today, technology through the availability of expansive data and information is bringing about a revolution in this world.

Technological advances like e-learning, internet; educational cds, digital classrooms, etc. are being embraced by several educational institutions to provide the
FDI refers to an investment made to acquire lasting or long-term interest in enterprises operating outside of the economy of the investor. It is a major source of external finance which means that countries with limited amounts of capital can receive finance beyond national borders from wealthier countries. In case of India, countries such as Singapore, the US and the UK are amongst the leading sources of FDI. The sectors which attract higher inflows are services, telecommunication, construction activities and computer software and hardware.

Another sector which is looking at benefiting from FDI is the retail sector. There have been discussions about FDI being opened up in retail which has drawn a lot of support from international retailers like Walmart and Tesco. It is also being seen as the means to put a structure in place to the highly unorganized retail structure prevalent in the country. The additional benefits in the form of lower costs and enhanced technologies make it an attractive proposition.

However, the policy decision is faced with some resistance from internal organized retailers as well as some representatives of the unorganized sector. The entry of new competitors in the retail sector is being viewed as a threat by current players in the market.

Sandeep Chalamalasetty
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