SHOOTING STARS & FALLING APPLES- A CLASSIC BLOG ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF OUR DAILY LIVES

By Asif Gani, Industry Analyst ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has been on a mission for over a long period of time in order to create an aura of multifarious opportunities for the member countries of the South-east Asian region. AEC has laid down several proposals consisting of a number of action plans for promoting business opportunities and intensifying consumerism and competition within this region. They have envisaged boosting the development of a number of sectors in the SE Asian countries. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, most popularly known as ASEAN, is a conglomeration of ten different nations present in the SE Asian region created in the year of 1967.  This region has shown significant improvements in terms of economic endeavor post-2000. In 2003, AEC came into existence as one of the three pillars of the regional community development programme. However, there are still some gap areas in AEC plan, which are yet to be filled and need to be addressed...

What is “Make in India” The Make in India initiative plan was unveiled by the Prime Minister of India in mid-2014 to trump up an elevated part of the Indian economic development plan. The significance of this plan lies in encouraging investors from both across the border as well as within the country to invest heavily in different sectors of the country. The prime objective of this plan is to facilitate large scale employment and skill development opportunities in 25 industries across India. It also planned to bring in changes in the existing policies, such as augmentation of quality standard and ample technology-transfer probability. The Make in India is more set to prop up 25 major sectors- primarily focusing more on the manufacturing sector and its ancillary industries. However, other sectors are also likely to be benefitted from this initiative. IT industry is one particular industry that supports several other industries by means of its service mechanism. Impact on IT Indu...

Table of Contents 1. Abbreviations . 2 2. Introduction . 3 3. SWOT Analysis . 3 4. PEST Analysis . 7 5. Key Takeaways . 9 6. Bibliography . 10 1. Abbreviations ·          AI – Artificial Intelligence ·          CSR – Corporate Social Responsibilities ·          IDMs – Integrated Device Manufacturers ·          IoT – Internet on the Things ·          Nm – Nanometer ·          OPEX – Operational Expenses ·          P.E.S.T – Political, Economic, Social, and Technological ·          S.W.O.T – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats ·          TSMC - Taiwan Semiconduc...