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<ul><li>2020 will be a busy year for India with the 5G spectrum auction still pending, <keyword id="2617070" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Personal-Data-Protection-Bill">Personal Data Protection Bill</keyword> under discussion, and the deadline for social media regulations closing in. </li><li>Emerging technology is changing the landscape faster than the Indian government can keep up. </li><li>Here’s a list of the top 12 technology issues that will be at the forefront of India’s digital policies in 2020. </li></ul>The world is undergoing a quiet revolution as technology rapidly changes the policy landscape all over the world. The same holds true for India. More people are online than ever before — only set to increase as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/slideshows/10-reasons-why-2020-will-be-the-year-of-5g/5g-is-going-to-make-phones-even-more-addictive/slideshow/72988952.cms">5G replaces last-mile fibre broadband connectivity</a>. As access to the internet grows, so do the risks associated with being online. Cybersecurity threats are on the rise as data hackers find new ways to breach through firewalls. Earlier this year bad actors were able to gain access to the administrative serves of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/indian-nuclear-plant-hack-is-only-one-small-part-of-a-much-bigger-operation-according-to-a-cybersecurity-expert/articleshow/72033253.cms">India’s largest nuclear power plant with a simple phishing email</a>. The government want to increase its cyber might to ward off such hazards but experts feel some of its policies might do the exact opposite. The use of the Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) by authorities is already being called out for being ‘<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/india/news/afrs-facial-recognition-use-by-delhi-police-illegal-and-unconstitutional/articleshow/73052332.cms">completely illegal</a>’ since there is no proper policy structure in place to govern its deployment. Emerging technology is changing the landscape faster than the Indian government can keep up. These are the top 12 tech policy challenges that India will have to face in 2020:

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<ul><li><keyword id="2962484" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mi-India">Mi India</keyword> launched the latest edition of its annual report ‘<keyword id="10631021" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="patchwall-replay-2020">PatchWall Replay 2020</keyword>’.</li><li>The report throws light on the latest insights and interesting trends from the <keyword id="350845" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="Show-Business">show business</keyword>.</li></ul> Mi India in its annual trend report ‘<keyword id="10631022" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="patchwall-replay">PatchWall Replay</keyword> 2020’ revealed that there was a 161% increase in news views in 2020. The study evaluates the consumption patterns of over 5 million consumers across 25+ content partners and throws light on the latest insights and interesting trends from the show business. Mi India had introduced PatchWall on Mi TV’s in 2018. Designed specifically for the Indian market, PatchWall provides one of the largest content libraries comprising both Indian and global content partners. In 2020 alone, PatchWall witnessed over 14 billion interactions across different categories such as movies, TV shows, music, kids entertainment etc. From strict lockdowns to a roller-coaster of emotions, the year 2020 was entailed by unprecedented challenges. However, with the world going digital across entertainment, work, education, and communication, 2020 witnessed an immense growth in the media streaming landscape. After surveying 5 million consumers, Mi India’s PatchWall Replay 2020 details out all the trends that dominated the Indian OTT space in the last year. Commenting on the unveiling of the report, Eshwar Nilakantan, Category Lead - Mi TVs, Mi India, said, "Mi TVs have become an integral part of families and consumers’ lives and they further solidify Mi India’s leadership in the smart TV segment. Having sold over 5 million TVs, we not only understand the requirements of Indian consumers, but have also taken significant steps to address their needs. “Content first” has always been our Mi TV team’s philosophy and that led the company to introduce PatchWall on Mi TVs and since then, we have rolled out over 40+ features and extended partnership with 25+ content partners. We are happy to unveil PatchWall Replay 2020’, it throws light on what India watched in 2020, across all OTT platforms.” <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="From blockbusters to originals, content that trended" text="From blockbusters to originals, content that trended">From blockbusters to originals, content that trended</cmsannotation> While the pandemic put a halt on ‘Let’s go and watch a movie, it’s Friday’ in 2020, the love for movies among people didn’t subside. For a Friday release, PatchWall generated similar traffic as a housefull on a first day - first show across all 3k+ multiplex chains in India. There was a 2.5X increase in the number of people watching movies on weekdays as compared to 2019, making views increase by 97% in the movies category. Laxxmi, Dil Bechara, Angrezi Medium, Lootcase, Chhalaang, Khaali Peeli and Chintu Ka Birthday, among others were some of the popular movies, trending in 2020. India gravitated towards strong performances, Rajnikanth trended in February, followed by Deepika Padukone and Saif Ali Khan in March, and Superhero movies taking the spot in May. July was ruled by Sushant Singh Rajput, and soon India’s focus shifted to cricket in August. Akshay Kumar and Mulan made highlights in November and December respectively. According to the report, April to August were blockbuster months, because of movies releasing on OTT platforms during that time. 2020 was the year of some fantastic performance and original shows and series. With Indian audiences appreciating new categories in TV shows, the segment recorded 133 percent increase in engagement. Shows such as Mirzapur 2, Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story, Pataal Lok, Sam Jam, Loser, Geetha Subramanyam scored big. April to June aired a devotional vibe in the living rooms with people reminiscing their old times with shows like Mahabharat, Ramayana, Devon ke Dev..Mahadev, and Shaktiman. There were more than 3 million interactions across these shows. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Kids’ content streaming witnessed new highs" text="Kids’ content streaming witnessed new highs">Kids’ content streaming witnessed new highs</cmsannotation> With education turning its route to the digital mode, the edutainment category saw a 177 percent increase along with a 205 percent increase in overall kids streaming. Wheels on the bus’, ‘Tales of Akbar and Birbal’, ‘Bal Ganesha’ were the stars of kids’ edutainment category, and ‘Show yourself’ and ‘Baby Shark’ became the new kids anthem. Interestingly, there were more than a million kids mode sessions trusted a million times by parents across India. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Regional language consumption increased" text="Regional language consumption increased">Regional language consumption increased</cmsannotation> The regional language content made space in the streaming landscape and a 56 percent increase was observed in this segment. PatchWall has content across 16+ languages including Punjabi, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Assamese, Odia, Rajasthani, Urdu along with Haryanvi. The top languages that saw an increased consumption trend were Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Fitness pumped its way up" text="Fitness pumped its way up">Fitness pumped its way up</cmsannotation> Online platforms served as fitness companions as well. With no access to gyms, Zumba classes, Yoga etc., the fitness category received a good boost with an increase of 93 percent views. From how to lose weight in 21 days to meditation for relaxing and yoga stretches, people tried to maintain their fitness regimes. Interestingly, users were pigging out on searches such as Sarson da saag, Jeera Chicken, Yoga stretch and instant 5 ingredient ice-cream. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Bigger appetite for Live news" text="Bigger appetite for Live news">Bigger appetite for Live news</cmsannotation> With a lot happening across the globe, news in any mode took most of the space. In response to this, a 161% increase in news views paved its way. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Grooving to music in our living rooms" text="Grooving to music in our living rooms">Grooving to music in our living rooms</cmsannotation> More than 20 million minutes were spent by PatchWall unsers listening and grooving to their favorite songs. Badshah, Arijit Singh, the duo Vishal-Shekhar, A.R Rahman, and Neha Kakkar rocked the charts the whole year and the popular music videos that glued Indians to their screens included Genda Phool, Illegal Weapon, Dus Bahane, Bhankaas, and Khulke Jeena ka. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Eat. Binge. Sleep. Repeat. with PatchWall" text="Eat. Binge. Sleep. Repeat. with PatchWall">Eat. Binge. Sleep. Repeat. with PatchWall</cmsannotation> The new trend surfacing was Eat.Binge.Sleep.Repeat. The newly launched features of PatchWall such as India Top 10 Today, Celebrity Watchlist, and Collections recorded 87 million views. India Top 10 Today: It garnered 48 million views with top trending titles such as Laxmii, Dil Bechara, Mirzapur 2, Scam 1992- The Harshad Mehta Story, Mulan, Darbar, Chintu ka Birthday, Pataal Lok, and Aarya, along with Colour Photo. Celebrity Watchlist &amp; Collections: This feature accounted for 39 million views with people exploring the watchlists of Vidya Balan, <keyword id="475128" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pankaj-Tripathi">Pankaj Tripathi</keyword>, Ali Faizal, Maanvi Garoo, and Abhishek Bachchan. In just 2.5 months, more than a million people created Watchlists, and watched more trailers with the new User centre feature added on Patchwall. PatchWall Replay 2020 shows how the OTT space witnessed a major boom in 2020 with people looking for fresh and rejuvenating content across platforms.

2020 saw a 161% increase in news views: Mi India PatchWall Replay 2020

<ul><li>Over a third of salaried employees are comfortable discussing their pay with colleagues. </li><li>More than 80% of employees also think that frequent job switches have created a positive impact on their career. </li><li>Three in four hiring managers say that transparency in pay and rewards will become important in the future.</li></ul>Whispering one’s salary might no longer be a norm. Over a third of Indian employees are now comfortable talking about their pay. Most employees also think that it is reasonable to share salary information with their colleagues, according to a report by the global management consulting firm <keyword id="743341" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Korn-Ferry">Korn Ferry</keyword>. Three in four hiring managers also say that transparency in pay and rewards will become even more important in the future. This has called for the need of channelising pay programmes and counselling employees who feel undercompensated. The report also identified transparency in pay, diversity and inclusion programmes are the key trends that will drive hiring in 2020. “Companies are also looking for talent who can navigate the future and see through the changes in business models, including putting the right funding in the right place,” said Konika Chadha, head of professional search at <keyword id="1890698" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Korn-Ferry-India">Korn Ferry India</keyword>. More than 80% of employees also think that frequent job switches have created a positive impact on their career. Yet another pressing concern for the employers is the reskilling of employees. More than a quarter pof recruiters globally said that reskilling workforce, agility training and programming skills are key concerns in order to increase retention of employees. “For economies like India, the shift towards building an agile workforce and further developing world class local talent whilst remaining attractive as a global innovation hub is going to be critical for its future proofing,”said <keyword id="1024118" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Navnit-Singh">Navnit Singh</keyword>, chairman and regional managing director of Korn Ferry India. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/the-salary-hikes-in-india-will-be-the-best-in-asia-next-year-but-inflation-will-eat-most-of-it/articleshow/72332600.cms">India’s salary growth at 9.2% in the coming year: the salary forecast by Korn Ferry</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/heres-how-uber-accenture-are-improving-diversity-by-employing-specially-abled-persons/articleshow/72348735.cms">Here’s how Uber, Accenture are improving diversity by employing specially-abled persons</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/salaries-in-india-projected-to-rise-by-10-this-year-but-theres-a-catch/articleshow/67585991.cms">Salaries in India projected to rise by 10% this year — but there’s a catch</a>

Indians don't want to hide their salaries from colleagues anymore

New Delhi, Jan 22 () With 'film tourism' clearly trending as <keyword id="25903" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indians">Indians</keyword> set their travel goals around movie themes and iconic places made famous by bollywood, 2020 will see an increase in bollywood-inspired vacations, according to Travel Trends Report 2020. Bollywood destinations in demand include Lake Como and historic Venice in Italy, Switzerland's <keyword id="80607" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gstaad">Gstaad</keyword>, Montreux and Zurich, Amsterdam, Bruges, Innsbruck, Spain and <keyword id="6359079" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="portugal">Portugal</keyword>, as per the report by Thomas Cook (India). The integrated travel and related financial services company released its list of travel trends for the year 2020, based on the feedback received from over 2700 respondents across the country.
 With travel continuing to fuel aspirations of Indian consumers, Thomas Cook India said that it has shared the trends that will drive travel during the year.
 Besides, with the current calendar year offering 21 extended weekends, 66 per cent of Indian travellers are choosing multiple micro-cations -- a leisure trip that's fewer than five nights -- a clear deviation from one long annual vacation, it said.
 "With several public, festive and regional holidays falling on weekdays in 2020, Indians are smartly taking leave to combine it with a public holiday and create an extended/ smart weekend getaway," the report said.
 'Staycations' will also witness an uptick in 2020, with over 23 pe cent of India's metro consumers indicating interest to relax and pamper themselves - within their city of residence.
 With city hotels wooing consumers with special weekend discounts and added benefits of spa-wellness and dining, this ensures an alluring weekend break.
 Staycations are specially designed to serve the needs of those seeking a short break from the usual chores at home or work.
 With a clear focus to detach from over-use of their smart phones, over 67 per cent of India's working professionals, millennials and solo travellers have indicated their desire to go tech-free and maintain a healthy balance.
 "2020 will hence see Indians opting for digital detox holidays, selecting destinations with limited/zero network connectivity," it said.
 Experiences like a trek in the <keyword id="52569" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="himalayas">Himalayas</keyword>, tusker trails at a jungle resort near Bandipur project tiger reserve, a beach safari camp in <keyword id="6355478" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="australia">Australia</keyword> while swimming with whales, a wellness mindfulness retreat at Thailand's Koh Yao/ Karkloof Spa in South Africa's safari heartland, diving and snorkelling off remote islands in Malaysia/ Maldives, immersing in traditional Balinese culture in Ubud or at a village near historic Al Ain, Abu Dhabi - allows one to truly appreciate the destination while disconnecting from the outside world, the report said. SID ANS ANS

Indians setting travel goals around movie themes, places made famous by Bollywood: Report

<ul><li>5G may not have picked up in 2019 and there are still considerable challenges to address, but 2020 could be shaping up to be the Year of 5G. </li><li>India is scheduled to put the 5G spectrum up for bid between March and April 2020. </li><li>Even though the network isn’t available globally, marketers, smartphone manufacturers and the banking industry are expecting 5G is to explode during the second half of 2020. </li></ul>Speeds so high that a movies download within minutes and latency is so low that you’re the king of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) — <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/india-is-as-prepared-as-us-or-australia-to-welcome-the-5g-era/articleshow/71499916.cms">5G hype is at its peak</a>. Everyone along the 5G value chain — from network operators to banking players — are set to gain $3.5 trillion in revenue by 2035 and support up to 22 million jobs, according to Information Handling Services Markit 5G economic impact study. As always, every emerging technology is a double-edged sword. Where 5G will allow users to browse the internet faster than ever before, it will also expedite how fast hackers can breach security. In many parts of the world, legislation is yet to catch up to ever-evolving cyber threats and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/biggest-challenges-for-indias-5g-network-connectivity-according-to-strategy-expert/articleshow/71609944.cms">5G will only be bringing more people online</a> as it can cut out the need for last-mile fibre broadband connectivity. Here are the top 10 reasons why 2020 is shaping up to be the ‘Year of 5G’:

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