India Automated: How the Fourth Industrial Revolution is Transforming India

by Pranjal Sharma

Rethinking the future of India through automation. From scavenging to lunar missions, from railway factories to healthcare and even tax planning, automation is growing faster and deeper in India than is visible. In a country where more than a million people get ready for jobs every month, this rise in automation can appear as an unwelcome change or a threat to their livelihood. But the reality is that automation is enhancing efficiency, accuracy and accountability of India’s working professionals in ways that haven’t been seen before. Automation is helping generate information in a data-poor country. It is making India’s private sector more active and government’s functioning more transparent and reliable. Through several case studies of private enterprises and government departments, India Automated chronicles the transformation that India is undergoing and how robotics and process automation are infusing proficiency in our work and personal lives. Automation is turning to be one of the most impactful results of the Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies in India. AI, drones, blockchain, cybersecurity, 3D printing, augmented and virtual reality include automated processes. These are also opening new categories of employment for job seekers. This book argues for deeper collaboration between industrial and government sectors to ensure that automation enhances India’s steady growth while also mitigating its negative impact. With this forward-looking approach, Pranjal Sharma brings us face to face with the reality that it is imperative for India to align itself with this revolution.

236 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 7, 2019

Reviews

[Abhijeet · Rating 4 out of 5]

This books delves into different sectors where
1) automation has been implemented
2) the potential benefits of automation can be reaped in future
There are multiple case studies which show the advantages of automation that helped reap benefits in terms of efficiency, time management, optimal usage of energy and transportation, financial gains.

The book also provides report data from various sectors in Government Projects, Defence, IT , Manufacturing, Healthcare , Retail and Entertainment as well.
Mostly it talks about using smart solutions using IoT, AI, ML , Data Science, Robotic Process Automation and need for investment into upgrading the current traditional technology approach into automated data driven systems which could be used for further Analytics and eventually benefit the major population and businesses as well.
The major focus of the book is definitely on how automation has penetrated India and how further into the future it could benefit.


Note : Since it was written long ago in 2018-19 and I read it in 2022.
I definitely can say that the covid related factors are unaccounted for.

[Ajay Shrinivas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fast-paced read about New technologies in a Data poor country like India