{"product_id":"rebooting-india-9780241003923","title":"Rebooting India","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely call to reshape government through technology, from Nandan Nilekani and Viral Shah, two leading experts in the field.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor many aspects of how our countries are run - from  social security and fair elections to communication, infrastructure and  the rule of law - technology can play an increasingly positive,  revolutionary role. In India, for example, where many  underprivileged citizens are invisible to the state, a unique national  identity system is being implemented for the first time, which will help  strengthen social security. And throughout the world, technology is  essential in the transition to clean energy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book, based on  the authors'' collective experiences working with government, argues that  technology can reshape our lives, in both the developing and developed  world, and shows how this can be achieved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Nandan Nilekani:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A pioneer . . . one of India''s most celebrated technology entrepreneurs'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e''There is a bracing optimism about Nilekani''s analysis . . . which can only be welcome in this age of doom and gloom''\u003ci\u003e Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e''The Bill Gates of Bangalore . . . Nilekani achieves an impressive breadth'' \u003ci\u003eTime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eNandan Nilekani is a software entrepreneur, Co-founder of Infosys  Technologies, and the head of the Government of India''s Technology  Committee. He was named one of the ''100 Most Influential People in the  World'' by \u003ci\u003eTIME \u003c\/i\u003emagazine and \u003ci\u003eForbes'' \u003c\/i\u003e''Business Leader of the Year'', and he is a member of  the World Economic Forum Board.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eViral B. Shah is a software expert who has created various systems for governments and businesses worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFascinating . . . a welcome detour to the often over-looked realities of how principles translate into reality * Economist *\u003cbr\u003eEnergetic . . . extraordinarily ambitious -- Victor Mallet * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThere is a bracing optimism about Nilekani's analysis . . . which can only be welcome in this age of doom and gloom * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eThe Bill Gates of Bangalore . . . Nilekani achieves an impressive breadth * Time *\u003cbr\u003eA pioneer . . . one of India's most celebrated technology entrepreneurs * Financial Times *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742164648279,"sku":"9780241003923","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241003923.jpg?v=1758380926","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rebooting-india-9780241003923","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}