Center for knowledge societies
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The Center for Knowledge Societies (CKS Consulting Pvt. Ltd.) is a design and innovation consultancy headquartered in Bangalore
, India
with offices in Delhi
. Founded by Aditya Dev Sood the company conceptualizes and develops products and services that harness the new possibilities of media, communications and technology, especially in emerging economies.
CKS has produced recent editions of the Doors of Perception design conference and regularly hosts Pecha Kucha
in Bangalore.
commissioned CKS to carry out a study into the effect of mobile phones on economic and social life in rural areas.
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
with offices in Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
. Founded by Aditya Dev Sood the company conceptualizes and develops products and services that harness the new possibilities of media, communications and technology, especially in emerging economies.
CKS has produced recent editions of the Doors of Perception design conference and regularly hosts Pecha Kucha
Pecha Kucha
Pecha Kucha is a presentation methodology in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each, usually seen in a multiple-speaker event called a Pecha Kucha Night ....
in Bangalore.
Emerging Economy Report
In 2008, CKS released the Emerging Economy Report . The report aims to serve as an innovation guide for organizations that seek to participate in innovation processes for Emerging Economies.Mobile Development Report
In 2007 NokiaNokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
commissioned CKS to carry out a study into the effect of mobile phones on economic and social life in rural areas.