India successfully built best digital economy, finance architecture in world: Nobel winner Spence
Noida (PTI): Noting that India is a major economy with the highest potential growth rate right now, Nobel laureate economist A Michael Spence said the country has successfully developed by far the best digital economy and finance architecture in the world.
Spence, who was awarded the Nobel prize in Economic Sciences in 2001, shared his views during an interaction with students and faculty at the Bennett University in Greater Noida on Monday.
"The major economy with the highest potential growth rate right now is India. India has successfully developed by far the best digital economy and finance architecture in the world. It is open, competitive and delivers services of an inclusive kind to a vast array of territory," the Nobel laureate said, according to a statement issued by the varsity.
Spence also pointed out that the world is experiencing a "kind of regime change in the global economy".
Tracing the evolution of the global economy after World War II, Spence said that the 70-year-old global system is "breaking down" due to pandemics, geopolitical tensions, climate shocks, etc.
Emphasising that the global system -- built on economic criteria like global supply chain centred around efficiency and comparative advantage considerations -- is undergoing a rapid transition, he pointed out that "in a shock-prone world, it doesn't make sense to have single sourcing".
With the centre of gravity shifting steadily towards the East, there is a fundamental change in the global economy whereby supply chains are getting diversified and global governance is becoming more complicated than ever before, he added.
Despite the challenging time, he said what gives optimism is the affirmative answer to the question: whether we have counter-measures to enhance human welfare?
He also outlined the enormous progress in science and technology which can contribute to enhancing human welfare, including generative AI, revolutions in biomedical life sciences and massive energy transitions.
He cited the example of competitive pricing of solar energy and quoted the cost of DNA sequencing having reduced from USD 10 million dollar earlier to USD 250 now. However, he added there is downside to this technological growth, and emphasised on its availability to both big and small businesses alike.
"We now have incredibly powerful scientific and technological tools that, if we use correctly, can be used to essentially deliver wellbeing and opportunity to a wide range of people," said Spence, who was recognized for his analysis of markets with asymmetric information.
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Congress in Karnataka to stage protest on Apr 28 against 'paltry' drought relief given by Centre
Bengaluru, Apr 27: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday said the Congress will stage a demonstration on April 28 here against the 'paltry' drought relief given by the Centre to the state.
Shivakumar, who is also Congress state president, said against the demand for Rs 18,172 crore to mitigate drought in the state, the Centre has sanctioned only Rs 3,454 crore.
The union government has announced a very paltry sum of relief, which will be grossly insufficient to provide drought relief to farmers, he told mediapersons here.
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"In this regard, we have decided to stage a protest near the Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha. We will also continue our legal battle for more drought relief. We are not seeking alms, this is our right," he noted.
Shivakumar said Karnataka had only sought 50 per cent of the estimated loss of Rs 35,000 crore, but the Centre has agreed to release only a fraction of that.
ಬರಪರಿಹಾರ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು ಹಾಗೂ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಅನ್ನದಾತರಿಗಾಗಿರುವ ಅನ್ಯಾಯ ಖಂಡಿಸಿ ಭಾನುವಾರ ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ ವಿಧಾನಸೌಧದ ಗಾಂಧಿ ಪ್ರತಿಮೆ ಬಳಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ಹಮ್ಮಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನ ಉಳಿಸಲು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸಿ. #InjusticeForKarnataka #CongressWithFarmers #DroughtRelief pic.twitter.com/BYE6tp7uH2
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) April 27, 2024
