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Ian Fernandes

Ian has over 20 years of experience across banking, technology and private equity across South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. He is passionate about the interplay between technology and banking, especially as it causes business models and industry structures to evolve. Ian has been with Standard Chartered Bank for

Edtech solutions

EdTech Needs Collaborative Action for Effectiveness & Scale

Rathish Balakrishnan Co-founder and Managing Partner, Sattva Consulting According to the World Bank, learning losses from COVID-19 could cost this generation of students close to $17 trillion in lifetime earnings. As we emerge from a post-pandemic world the promise of EdTech is both lauded and vilified in equal measure, as

Decoding Women's Unpaid Labour with Dr Sona Mitra

Decoding Women’s Unpaid Labour with Dr Sona Mitra

    According to PLFS 2021, a staggering 80% of women attribute their absence from the labour force to being engaged in domestic duties, making the unpaid labour economy a central theme for the discourse on women’s economic participation in India. In this podcast episode, we try to understand the

Understanding Digital Readiness of Small Healthcare Providers

‘Digital health,’ the intersection between technology intervention and healthcare, has the potential to support equitable, affordable and effective healthcare systems. The Indian government is taking several steps toward the digitisation of the healthcare sector to enable the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhaar and Mobile

The State of CSR in India Report

With more than INR 1.22 Lakh Crore spent in 7 years, CSR is gaining strength as a source of development finance. Understand CSR funding trends across sectors, industries and regions.

Opportunities presented by ABDM to strengthen primary healthcare

Sattva brought together funding agencies, not-for-profits, subject matter experts, advisors to government, and private sector leaders actively involved in the digital health ecosystem and primary healthcare to discuss the opportunities presented by the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) to strengthen primary healthcare in the country.The discussion focused on key challenges

Digital Healthcare Financing

Digital Healthcare Financing to Accelerate Digital Health Equity

The use of digital technologies has enabled greater access to quality healthcare across the continuum of care and demonstrated high potential in advancing universal health coverage. India is witnessing a rise in the number of digital health startups as well as in their funding. The healthtech sector received $2.2 billion

Strengthening Mental Healthcare Delivery through Digital Solutions

More than 13% of the population suffers from some form of mental illness in India. The COVID-19 pandemic increased the prevalence of anxiety, social isolation, stress and death by suicide, and has brought the dialogue on mental health to the forefront. This opportune moment in the mental health ecosystem has

Decoding Gender Data Gaps with Mitali Nikore

In this episode, we discuss gaps in gender-disaggregated data at the national level, and their impact on solution design to improve female labour force participation, with economist Mitali Nikore.

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