All stories by Prosenjit Datta
Is Bill Gates A Hero Or Villain?
Rediff.com5 Oct 2024There is no shortage of books on the Microsoft founder, but this latest one is different in that it paints Mr Gates in shades of grey, leaving it to readers to make their own judgement about the man
Gen AI Governance Is A Global Challenge
Rediff.com14 Nov 2023What all global leaders need to understand is that no Generative AI regulation will work unless they start with the basics, which is data collection, asserts Prosenjit Datta.
Safety Isn't A High Priority In India
Rediff.com16 Jun 2023Despite the hope that lessons will be learnt, the next accident invariably shows that nothing has been learnt -- or if learnt, they have been ignored, observes Prosenjit Datta.
COVID-19: Mistakes World Must Avoid
Rediff.com14 Jan 2022If the pandemic persists, at least a portion of the blame should go to greed and nationalism that got in the way of the world acting together, notes Prosenjit Datta.
Zee: Whose company is it anyway?
Rediff.com12 Oct 2021The Zee saga will see a long-drawn-out court battle before shareholders get any chance to vote on any proposal by the management or Invesco, says Prosenjit Datta.
The Costs of Not Vaccinating Everyone
Rediff.com9 May 2021The cost of not vaccinating the entire population quickly will be far higher than bearing the entire cost of vaccination, points out Prosenjit Datta.
The Real Cost of Vaccinating Everyone
Rediff.com26 Apr 2021The Union government's role and the prices announced by the vaccine makers raises far too many disquieting questions, observes Prosenjit Datta.
The Mystery of Covishield Pricing
Rediff.com22 Apr 2021The economics and pricing of the Covishield vaccines and the government's own decision to pay higher prices raise more than a few questions, observes Prosenjit Datta.
How not to be a shoddy manufacturing nation
Rediff.com10 Dec 2020If India wants to become a globally competitive manufacturing hub, it will have to rethink the notion that the traditional SMEs will form the manufacturing backbone, argues Prosenjit Datta.
As trouble brews for the Big 4, VCs, start-ups wait with bated breath
Rediff.com10 Nov 2020Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook are both a boon and a bane for angel investors, VCs as well as start-ups. If the Big Tech companies get broken up and their powers to acquire get significantly curbed therefore, the whole ecosystem will need to change, says Prosenjit Datta.
Covid-19 could be the boost Indian pharma cos need
Rediff.com20 Sep 2020The western world had largely considered India to be a production hub, and also, a good potential geography for clinical trials, and a big market. But in Covid-19 research, Indian companies and government researchers are also researching new drug candidates and potential vaccines, says Prosenjit Datta.
Should Big Tech be broken up?
Rediff.com16 Aug 2020Are the big five using their dominance to shut out rivals? That is the key question, says Prosenjit Datta.
How Big Tech failed us in coronavirus pandemic
Rediff.com27 Jun 2020None of the Big Tech companies or tycoons appears to be playing a meaningful role in the testing, spread, cure, or eradication of the virus or even in contact tracing so far, says Prosenjit Datta.