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ECO 715: Economic Growth and geopolitics

Term: July-Nov 2023

Offered: 2023

As India’s economy grows from being the fifth-biggest economy to the second-biggest economy over the next two decades, key decisions by government and corporate leaders cannot be taken in a vacuum. As India becomes a bigger economic player, its economy's security, physical and virtual assets, and material and people are closely and intricately linked to the national, regional, and global security context and India’s defence policy. The decisions of the leaders have to be taken in the real world and its geopolitics. It is, therefore, important for future leaders, whether in the public or corporate domains, to have a broad understanding of these issues.  The course will provide insights into India’s security scenario, its Defence Policy and the first ever Defence Reforms process, the Role of innovation and technology in Defence preparedness, the Regional security context and dealing with regional security challenges, changing global security context in a multi-polar world and strategies to deal with these evolving changes which will shape economic growth strategies of the future. 

eMasters: Innovation Systems and Policy

Quarter: March-May 2024

Offered: 2024

India needs to avoid the middle-income trap- a situation where a rapidly growing economy loses momentum before becoming a high-income economy. The most influential single factor for avoiding such a situation is thrust on innovation.  As India prepares itself to traverse the journey from being a service-led economy to a product level economy, firms will need to focus more on innovation. This course prepares firms for that transition- what it means to be innovative at a global level. 

The course leans upon learnings and  experience of the most successful economic development stories including Israel, US and other countries. The relevance of strategic sector innovation as big driver of overall innovation ecosystem of a nation would also be brought out. 

The course delves into what it takes to develop a national innovation ecosystem at a macro level. The course takes a dep dive into the existing policy frameworks for innovation of India and technology demands of high tech areas of current interest including Semiconductors, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum, Minerals and Blue Economy.

The Course will use Case Studies and practical experiences from the field to create insights and understandings