e News dated 23-4-2020 page 1 India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a five-point framework exclusively on LinkedIn for businesses to adjust to the new realities.
• Adaptability: Both businesses and lifestyle models need to
• Be flexible to minimise interruptions in tough times.
• Digital payments and telemedicine are good examples.
• Efficiency: Look beyond time spent in office and focus instead on completing tasks within the specified time frame. Productivity and efficiency trump the appearance of effort.
• Inclusivity: Attach primacy to the care of the poor and the vulnerable. We need low-cost health solutions that function at scale, innovations that arm farmers with essential information and machinery, and methods to deliver essential goods to citizens.
• Opportunity: Let’s not play catch-up, but be ahead of the curve in the post-Covid world. How can we best utilise our people and core capabilities towards this?
• Universalism: The next big ideas will need global relevance and application as all countries are in this together. Editor S.Rama Eashwarlal 23-4-2020